stitch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of STITCH

to close up with a series of interlacing stitches <the doctor stitched the wound so adroitly that the scar was barely visible after the stitches were removed>

Synonyms darn, stitch, suture

Related Words mend, patch, repair; baste, ease, fell, finish, overcast; cross-stitch, embroider; crochet, knit, quilt

Near Antonyms unsew

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