Synonyms for patchwork
ˈpætʃˌwɜrkpatch·work

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1. patchwork, hodgepodge, jumblenoun

   a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

   Synonyms:
   fuddle, mare's nest, mingle-mangle, patchwork quilt, jumbal, jumble, hotchpotch, mishmash, ragbag, odds and ends, farrago, omnium-gatherum, hodgepodge, clutter, smother, gallimaufry, oddments, melange, muddle, welter

2. patchwork, patchwork quiltnoun

   a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together

   Synonyms:
   patchwork quilt, jumble, hodgepodge

3. patchworknoun

   sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern

   Synonyms:
   patchwork quilt, jumble, hodgepodge

Matched Categories

1. • Quilt
   • Sewing
   • Theory

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1. List of paraphrases for "patchwork":

   mosaic, tile, hotchpotch, tiling, quilt, jigsaw, puzzle, mishmash, blanket

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1. List of known nicknames for "Patchwork":

   Jens Paulsen, Paulsen, Jens

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1. David Greenberg:

   Training is still a patchwork quilt.

2. United States:

   Our nation had a patchwork of underfunded, understaffed, poorly coordinated health departments and decades out-of-date data systems, none of which were equipped to handle a modern-day public health crisis.

3. Mark Rosekind:

   We need to figure out how to make sure this is not a patchwork (of state regulations), we are pretty deep into looking at our regulatory framework that we currently have.

4. Gretchen Whitmer:

   Weve entered into a number of contracts and as we are getting closer to the date when shipments are supposed to come in, theyre getting canceled or theyre getting delayed, weve been told theyre going first to the federal government. Earlier in the week, Gretchen Whitmer complained that Michigan wasnt receiving clear directives and guidance from the federal government on how to handle the crisis. The coronavirus outbreak has sparked tension between President Trump. Frankly, a patchwork strategy of each state doing what President Trump can, were going to do it if we need to, but it would be nice to have a national strategy.

5. Amy Klobuchar:

   A patchwork of voluntary measures from tech companies isn't sufficient — we need to pass the Honest Ads Act.