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
- 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
- adjustment
- apply
- betake oneself
- compensate for
- correct
- darn
- debug
- do up
- doctor
- emend
- fare
- fiddle with
- give a face-lift
- go
- head for
- heal
- hie
- improve
- improvement
- journey
- make good
- make up for
- mend
- move
- new part
- overhaul
- pass
- patch
- patch up
- proceed
- process
- push on
- put back together
- put in order
- put right
- rebuild
- recondition
- reconstruction
- recover
- rectify
- recur
- redress
- refer
- reform
- reformation
- refresh
- refurbish
- rehabilitation
- rejuvenate
- remedy
- remove
- renew
- renovate
- replacement
- resort
- retread
- retrieve
- revamp
- revive
- right
- run
- set off for
- settle
- sew
- square
- substitution
- touch up
- travel
- turn
- wend
- withdraw
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