REPAIRED Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

repaired 1 of 2

adjective

as in corrected

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repaired

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verb

past tense of repair

as in restored

to bring back to a former condition or vigor it will take some time to repair your energy after a bout with the flu

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as in rebuilt

to put into good shape or working order again having trouble finding someone who repairs audio components

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Adjective

Volunteers painted and repaired bleachers, replaced the chain-link fence in the outfield with a wooden one and painted the dugouts. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 That can mean fewer repaired roofs, fewer modernized science laboratories, fewer accessible entrances and elevators, fewer upgraded heating and cooling systems, fewer lead and asbestos remediation projects and fewer safety improvements. — Angel Gutierrez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 After a fracture, the body moves through overlapping stages of repair that include inflammation, formation of new tissue and, later, remodeling of the repaired area. — Priya Bhardwaj, The Conversation, 22 June 2026 To help prevent future settling, monitor the area weekly and add 1/2 inch or less of your soil mix as a top dressing to the repaired area. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 Also, in a game that requires the quick twitch of athleticism, Kobe Bryant, post-surgically repaired Achilles, never looked the same while languishing on a Lakers team that never won more than 27 games in his final three years. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 May 2026 Black Crowes recently appeared on Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, during which Robinson claimed that his repaired relationship with Rich lit the way for Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher to do the same in 2025. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2026 At a news conference afterward, Lemley displayed her repaired medal. — CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026 When the filler is dry, use fine-grit sandpaper to smooth the surface around the repaired area. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026

Verb

Ships and aircraft accumulate wear that must be repaired in the yard. — Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 His main brush with emergency response appears to have been the department’s response to Hurricane Ian, where employees rebuilt a bridge to Pine Island in just three days and repaired massive cracks in the Sanibel Causeway in just 15 days. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 The restaurant will reopen this fall in their former and newly repaired dining room. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 Mateta has repaired his relationship with the Palace supporters before, but this seems like the point of no return. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 One of the pub's owners, Michael Stiglitz, said the damage inside was repaired in one weekend. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Their return is set against a backdrop of royal drama and a longstanding rift within the family that is far from repaired. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 There were also 27 source outages at substations which are key portions of the electric system that also must be repaired and replaced. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 The device couldn’t be repaired, the claim said, and Cromwell needed surgery to remove a piece of his spine to place a new device and battery in his back. — Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for repaired

Adjective

For clients like Edward White, who is on a fixed income, the service is a critical lifeline.

— Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Importantly, all of these rhythms stack on top of each other and interact, meaning that resilience is never a fixed state but rather more of a dynamic balance between a person’s mental and physical capacities and the demands placed on them.

— Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of fixed

Verb

Coming nine years after the space shuttle program’s close, their 2020 test flight to the International Space Station restored America’s ability to launch crews from home soil.

— Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
And for anyone who would rather opt out of all this entirely, Philip Johnson’s first residential commission is being restored in Bedford and will soon be looking for a very architecturally literate new owner!

— Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of restored

Verb

His main brush with emergency response appears to have been the department’s response to Hurricane Ian, where employees rebuilt a bridge to Pine Island in just three days and repaired massive cracks in the Sanibel Causeway in just 15 days.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Santa Fe will be demolished and rebuilt beginning at the end of 2027, with the project expected to finish around summer 2030.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebuilt

Adjective

Major Pest Problems As with petunia diseases, minor infestations of aphids, spider mites, and other petunia pests can often be remedied, but major pest problems may require plants to be replaced.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
The typical culprit is a lack of nitrogen, which is easily remedied with a general-purpose fertilizer.

— Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026

Definition of remedied

Verb

Since returning to office, the president has revived calls to acquire Greenland, floated the idea of making Venezuela the 51st state and suggested the United States could one day claim control of the Strait of Hormuz.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
The musical had been revived numerous times in New York and London, including in 2001 with the Broadway revival earning multiple Tony Award nominations including a nomination for revival of a musical.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of revived

Verb

Around this infrastructure, Pizzini and her team reconstructed the original Muppet Theatre, from the iconic arches to the filigree to the safety curtain with the door Kermit pops out of in the opening sequence.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Researchers reconstructed the exact three-dimensional architecture of the graphite particles, binder, and electrolyte pores.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

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