darning

The word “darning” has 2 syllables: dar-ning

It's pronounced as /ˈdɑːrnɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for darning?

In the thesaurus, “darning” has 65 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for darning along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for darning

  • backstitching
  • basting
  • bulge
  • bump
  • bunch
  • camber
  • closing
  • combination
  • combining
  • connecting
  • connection
  • consolidation
  • convexity
  • coupling
  • crocheting
  • cross-stitching
  • dressmaking
  • easing
  • embroidering
  • embroidery
  • felling
  • filling
  • finishing
  • healing
  • hill
  • hump
  • implosion
  • joining
  • junction
  • jut
  • knitting
  • lace
  • linking
  • lump
  • mending
  • merger
  • merging
  • mound
  • needlecraft
  • needlework
  • overcasting
  • patching
  • pimple
  • plugging
  • projection
  • protrusion
  • protuberance
  • quilting
  • repair
  • repairing
  • rise
  • sealing
  • seaming
  • sewing
  • stitchery
  • stitching
  • suturing
  • swell
  • swelling
  • tailoring
  • tatting
  • tumor
  • unification
  • union
  • uniting

Antonyms for darning

  • breach
  • break
  • crack
  • cut
  • fissure
  • fracture
  • gap
  • gash
  • incision
  • laceration
  • notch
  • opening
  • rent
  • rift
  • rip
  • rupture
  • slash
  • slit
  • split
  • tear
  • unsewing

Meanings of darning

  • verb
    1. Euphemism of damn.
    2. To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.
  • noun
    1. A repair made by darning.

Example Sentences

  • She spent the afternoon darning socks by the fireplace.
  • His grandmother taught him the art of darning old clothes.
  • The tailor specialized in darning delicate fabrics.
  • Darning is a skill that is becoming less common in modern times.
  • She carefully practiced her darning technique to repair the torn fabric.

On this page you'll find 86 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to darning, such as: backstitching, basting, breach, break, bulge, bump, bunch.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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maledicting

needlework

quilting

  • adornment
  • arabesque
  • bargello
  • basting
  • brocade
  • buffer
  • bumper
  • bushing
  • covering
  • crewel
  • crochet
  • crocheting
  • cross-stitch
  • cross-stitching
  • cushion
  • darning
  • decoration
  • easing
  • embroidering
  • embroidery
  • felling
  • fender
  • fill
  • filler
  • filling
  • finishing
  • inner coating
  • inner layer
  • interlining
  • knitting
  • lace
  • lacery
  • liner
  • lining
  • mending
  • needlepoint
  • needlework
  • overcasting
  • packing
  • pad
  • padding
  • patching
  • repairing
  • sampler
  • sewing
  • sheathing
  • stitchery
  • stitching
  • stuffing
  • suturing
  • tapestry
  • tatting
  • tracery
  • wadding
  • wainscot
  • wainscoting
  • wall

tailoring

  • Seventh Avenue
  • acclimating
  • acclimatizing
  • accommodating
  • accustoming
  • acquainting
  • activewear
  • adapting
  • adjusting
  • altering
  • array
  • attuning
  • backstitching
  • bending
  • bravery
  • caparison
  • civies
  • civvies
  • conditioning
  • conforming
  • converting
  • correcting
  • costume
  • couture
  • customizing
  • darning
  • doctoring
  • dressmaking
  • editing
  • embroidering
  • ensemble
  • equipping
  • establishing
  • familiarizing
  • fashion design
  • fashioning
  • fine-tuning
  • finery
  • fitting
  • foofaraw
  • frippery
  • frock
  • gaiety
  • garb
  • garderobe
  • garment industry
  • garment making
  • gaudery
  • gayety
  • gearing
  • getup
  • glad rags
  • guise
  • haberdashery
  • habilitating
  • habituating
  • hardening
  • harmonizing
  • haute couture
  • inuring
  • livery
  • loungewear
  • making over
  • matching
  • mending
  • menswear
  • modeling
  • modelling
  • modifying
  • mufti
  • naturalizing
  • needlecraft
  • needlework
  • nightclothes
  • orientating
  • orienting
  • outerwear
  • outfit
  • patching
  • patterning
  • phasing
  • playwear
  • preparing
  • pret-a-porter
  • pretties
  • priming
  • putting
  • readapting
  • readjusting
  • ready-to-wear
  • readying
  • recasting
  • reclaiming
  • recycling
  • redesigning
  • redeveloping
  • redoing
  • reengineering
  • refashioning
  • refiguring
  • refitting
  • refocusing
  • regalia
  • registering
  • regulating
  • rehearsing
  • reinventing
  • rejiggering
  • remaking
  • remodeling
  • revamping
  • revising
  • reworking
  • rigging
  • rooting
  • seaming
  • seasoning
  • settling
  • shaping
  • sleepwear
  • smallclothes
  • sportswear
  • squaring
  • stitchery
  • suiting
  • tatters
  • tawdry
  • toughening
  • training
  • transforming
  • trim
  • trumpery
  • tuning
  • underclothes
  • underwear
  • wardrobe

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