band-aid
Temporary wound cover
A band-aid is a small adhesive bandage for minor cuts and scrapes, or figuratively, a quick but inadequate fix for a larger problem: Throwing money at it is just a band-aid solution.
The lowercase form emphasizes the generic or metaphorical sense. (Capitalized Band-Aid is the trademark.)
Limited in duration
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- superficialLacking depth or substance
- cosmeticSurface-level appearance enhancer
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
short-term · provisional · palliative · half-measure · expedient · jury-rigged · improvised · workaround
temporary
Limited in duration
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- superficialLacking depth or substance
- cosmeticSurface-level appearance enhancer
patchwork · short-term · provisional · palliative · half-measure · expedient · jury-rigged · improvised · workaround · duct-tape
gauze
Open-weave medical fabric
- plasterWall-coating paste
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- sterileFree from microorganisms
compress · wound · cut · scrape · adhesive · dressing · disinfectant · ointment · healing · abrasion
cover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
disguise · hide · ignore · deflect · whitewash · window-dressing · tokenism · hollow · symbolic · optics
- Aid termshearing aid, financial aid, foreign aid, humanitarian aid, legal aid
- Medical Adhesivessurgical tape, medical tape, steri-strips, butterfly closure, wound glue
- half-measurestoken effort, lip service, stopgap, quick fix, half-step
- makeshift fixesquick fix, stopgap, duct tape, bandaid, jerry-rigging
- disposablesplastic bag, plastic bags, paper plate, straws, tissue
- temporary supportstopgap, bridge loan, emergency aid, short-term loan, relief fund
band-aidsurgery
Invasive medical procedure
stitches · sutures · surgical intervention · reconstructive surgery · skin graft
bandage, first aid, adhesive bandage, band-aid solution, band-aids