Patchwork

Synonyms for "patchwork" (94 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Strong matches (28)

Related words (47)

Noun(18 words)
mongrelmosaicmosaicsmotleymottlespastichespatchwork quiltpidginpieced quiltpiecemealpiecemeal approachpiecemeal policypiecingquiltragtagremnant patchschoolyard patchtapestry
Adjective(3 words)
piedscrappytextile fragment

Related word relations

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More general

17 entries

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More specific

14 entries
ad hoc rulecollagecrazy quilthodgepodgejumblelog cabin quiltmedleymosaicnine-patch quiltpatchwork legislationpieced quiltpiecemealpiecemeal policyragbag

Collocations

8 entries
patchwork approachpatchwork economypatchwork fabricpatchwork legislationpatchwork policypatchwork quiltpatchwork societypatchwork system

Inflections

3 entries
more patchworkmost patchworkpatchworks

Derivations

5 entries

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

From the plane, the landscape was just a patchwork of fields.

Source: tatoeba (3132655)

Yes, in America, there is too much money in politics; too much entrenched partisanship; too little participation by citizens, in part because of a patchwork of laws that makes it harder to vote.

Source: tatoeba (5774042)

Now, get out your patchwork and have your square done before teatime.

Source: tatoeba (5827167)

"I do not like patchwork," said Anne dolefully, hunting out her workbasket and sitting down before a little heap of red and white diamonds with a sigh.

Source: tatoeba (5827169)

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