Thesaurus:repair

Thesaurus

repair

English

Verb

Sense: to restore to a sound or good state

Detail: to restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation, or partial destruction.

Synonyms

• amend
• correct
• fix
• fix up
• kludge    [⇒ thesaurus]
• make whole
• mend
• patch
• put to rights
• rectify
• reform
• remediate
• remedy
• renew
• renovate
• restore
• revamp

Antonyms

• aggravate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• break
• damage
• hurt    [⇒ thesaurus]
• make matters worse    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• alter    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• improve    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “660. restoration” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “repair” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.