Thesaurus:repair

Thesaurus:repair

THESAURUS

repair

English

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

• kludge    [WS]

• make whole

• mend

• patch

• put to rights

• rectify

• reform

• remediate

• remedy

• renew

• renovate

• restore

• revamp

Antonyms

• aggravate    [WS]

• break

• damage

• hurt    [WS]

Hypernyms

• alter    [WS]

See also

• improve    [WS]

Further reading

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