Patch and Trace

Patch

Patch noun - A very small piece.
Usage example: a patch of land hardly big enough for a garden

Trace and patch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trace" instead a noun "Patch".

Nearby Words: patchwork, patched, patching

Trace

Trace noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: doctors detected only a trace of bacteria in the blood sample but put the patient on antibiotics just in case

Patch and trace are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Patch" instead a noun "Trace".

Nearby Words: track, traced, tracing, traceable, tracking

How words are described

particular particular patch particular trace
single single patch single trace
rough rough patch rough trace
small small patch small trace
Other adjectives: entire, large, huge, little, abandoned, final, last.

Common collocations

call patch call trace call
lines patch lines trace lines
Cite this Source
Trace and Patch. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/patch/trace
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Trace or Patch. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/patch/trace.
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