Patch
Patch noun - A very small piece.
Usage example: a patch of land hardly big enough for a garden
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
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
Cite this Source
Trace and Patch. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/patch/trace
Patch & Trace. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/patch/trace>.
Trace or Patch. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/patch/trace.
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