FIX UP Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

fix up

verb

Definition of fix up

as in to rebuild

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Recent Examples of fix up Since then, she's helped fix up the house built in the 1800s. — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 According to the letter from they Copleys’ attorneys, the couple purchased two parcels of land totaling 50 acres along Rocum Road in 2022, with plans to fix up and move into an old cottage on the property. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 That’s how much Port KC would issue in bonds to support Gillon Property Group’s ambitious plan to rehab the iconic shopping district and fix up its infrastructure while attracting new residents and businesses to revitalize the area, documents say. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Hirshman said the Center currently has $5 million in its building fund to fix up West-Park Church’s facade and roof. — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fix up

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But the Horned Frogs returned just three players from last year’s team and rebuilt the roster with nine new players with multiple years of eligibility.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
To rebuild trust and protect campaign ROI, businesses must pivot from demanding permanent contact credentials to offering transparent data practices, lower-friction entry points and genuine value in exchange for customer intimacy.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of rebuild

Verb

But there are times when religious artwork and artifacts cannot be recovered, salvaged or repaired.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Stevens and el Sayed had struggled to repair their relationship since the August contest, which el Sayed won narrowly.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of repair

Verb

Our security researchers built an autonomous cyber vulnerability discovery, exploitation, and patching pipeline.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Motorola is patching a hole in its US lineup with a non-folding flagship phone, but the pricing puts this device dangerously close to the company’s expensive tablet-style foldable.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of patch

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When a physician’s clinical intent can be read in real time rather than reconstructed weeks later, relevance stops being a proxy problem and becomes a direct one.

— Kamya Elawadhi, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The post-World War II geopolitical landscape is reconstructing itself faster than the Ginza district, which was devastated in the last film and continues to look like a battlefield.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of reconstruct

Verb

There are functional zips on both sides of the shaft to aid in getting them on and off, which also give the boots a more interesting detail.

— Abby Hepworth, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026
Aisles between stalls will be wide enough for trolleys, and the market will be fitted with waste chutes to aid upcycling and reuse.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of aid

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My dinner began with crisp pork and apple croquettes—delivering all the hearty comfort of a Sunday roast in just a few sweet-and-savory bites—followed by silky slivers of Scottish salmon, cured in-house, of course.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
To cure this deficiency, SED needs statutory authority and staff to conduct investigations and the ability to exact financial penalties on violators.

— David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of cure

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Back in 2012, voters approved a higher income tax on California’s top earners to help fund schools.

— Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
The company is partnering with Cathedral Systems, whose researchers will work alongside OpenAI’s teams to test its systems and help strengthen protections across its platforms.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

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