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fettle

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of fettle

a state of being or fitness

  • a visit to the relatives on the other side of the state revealed them all to be in fine fettle
Synonyms of fettle

condition, estate, form, health, keeping, kilter, nick [British], order, repair, shape, trim
Words Related to fettle

practice (also practise)

pass, phase, stage

footing, picture, posture, scene, situation, status

rank, standing
Near Antonyms of fettle

disorder, disrepair

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