Antonyms for repair

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : ri-pair

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈpɛər

Definition of repair

Origin : "to mend, to put back in order," mid-14c., from Old French reparer "repair, mend" (12c.), from Latin reparare "restore, put back in order," from re- "again" (see re-) + parare "make ready, prepare" (see pare). Related: Repaired; repairing.

noun restoration, fixing
verb fix, restore
verb leave; retire

Example sentences :

It'll cost him more than he'll ever get from my miserly uncle to repair it.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

I repair, then, fellow-citizens, to the post you have assigned me.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

This day we had completed the repair of the wheels of half the drays.
Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell

Cost me thirteen dollars to repair one; vulcanize the tire, y'see.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Could it be that they were about to repair the stained-glass panes?
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

She wrung her hands in agony, distressed that she could not at once repair the evil she had done.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

The Marshal answered that he desired him to repair to the Empress.
Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes

These stairs were of common wood, and somewhat out of repair.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Both buildings were shut up as tight as their state of repair permitted.
Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

He paused to look round, uncertain to which of the log-houses he should repair.
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

Synonyms for repair

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