pieced
Made from parts
Pieced is the past tense of piece, meaning assembled from separate parts.
A quilt is pieced together from fabric scraps.
Information is pieced together from scattered sources: Detectives pieced together the suspect's movements from witness accounts.
The word implies gradual reconstruction—building a whole from fragments that weren't originally connected.
Returned to original condition
- repairedRestored to function
- mendedRestored after damage
- rebuiltConstructed anew
- reassembledMade whole again
spliced · reattached · patched · fixed · recovered · recombined · reunited · put back
Fabric scraps sewn together
- quiltStuffed, stitched bed covering
- sewnJoined by thread
- stitchedFastened with thread
- fabricWoven or knit material
textile · applique · handmade · blocks · squares · scraps · remnants · calico
Shaped to conform
constructed · compiled · composed · configured · interlocking · puzzle · jigsaw · completed
Mosaic's constituent pieces
- tilesFlat covering pieces
- inlaidSet into a surface
- arrangedPut into order
- composedCalm and self-possessed
fitted · artwork · Byzantine · Roman · decorative · pattern · design · fragments
Broken into fragments
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- fracturedSplit or splintered
- splinteredBroken into sharp slivers
- disintegratedBroke into parts
scattered · dismembered · disjointed · incomplete · partial · segmented · divided · separated
restored
Returned to original condition
reassembled · spliced · reattached · patched · fixed · recovered · recombined · reunited · put back · figured out
patchwork
Fabric scraps sewn together
fabric · textile · applique · handmade · blocks · squares · scraps · remnants · calico · batting
fitted
Shaped to conform
arranged · constructed · compiled · composed · configured · interlocking · puzzle · jigsaw · completed · solved
tesserae
Mosaic's constituent pieces
composed · fitted · artwork · Byzantine · Roman · decorative · pattern · design · fragments · glass
shattered
Broken into fragments
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- fracturedSplit or splintered
- splinteredBroken into sharp slivers
disintegrated · scattered · dismembered · disjointed · incomplete · partial · segmented · divided · separated · disconnected
pieceddisassembled
Separated into components
taken apart · dismantled · broken up · scattered · separated
- piece of cakeIdiomatic easy task
- piece of paperOne flat sheet
- in piecesFragmented into parts
- pieces of the pieAllocated portions of whole
- to piecesInto separate fragments
- fall to piecesFragment completely, lose cohesion
piece, pieces, masterpiece, mouthpiece, centerpiece, piecing, apiece, mantelpiece, one-piece