SEWED Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

sewed

verb

past tense of sew

as in stitched

to close up with a series of interlacing stitches luckily, I was able to sew the tear so skillfully that my pants looked as good as new

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Recent Examples of sewed Craig Conover sewed his first pillow in his seventh-grade home ec class. — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026 Growing up, her mother sewed all of her clothes, Cantway-Cook said. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 The nylon fabric panels are sewed together with strips of Kevlar. — Pat Maio, Oc Register, 29 May 2026 Brown’s granddaughter Bea Keesey sewed the Harper’s Ferry square on the quilt. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 There were no Italian flags on sale anywhere, so Infantino’s mother bought strips of red, white, and green fabric and sewed them together herself. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Getting back on the bike Earlier this year, Humphreys traveled to California to meet the Edwards Lifesciences team members who hand-sewed his aortic valve. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026 Leather Fringe Long before America was colonized, Indigenous tribes like the Lakota and Shoshone in the Great Plains region sewed deerskin fringe trim on their garments. — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026 Jennie Garth's youngest daughter (shared with ex Peter Facinelli) headed off to her 2024 junior prom in a black gown with contrasting trim — this time, not a handmade creation by Garth, who sewed her middle daughter Lola's dress back in 2021. — Lindy Segal, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026

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Verb

Its patchwork patterns are reminiscent of antique quilts with plenty of Southern charm, and they’re printed and stitched in sections along the length of the quilt.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Where the most hopelessly corny sayings are painstakingly stitched into the equivalent of cloth graph paper by women who believe in the sayings and give the plaques to people who do not believe in the sayings.

— Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of stitched

Verb

The nerves can be sutured back together to minimize pain, Bank said, but most breast surgeons haven’t been trained to do this.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
The nerves can be sutured back together to minimize pain, Bank said, but most breast surgeons haven’t been trained to do this.

— Brett Kelman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026

Definition of sutured

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