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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Crews excavated an 8-acre basin in the infield to serve as a holding pond, while contractors rebuilt the culverts under the track and reinforced the road leading into it.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
His appointment comes as Iran works to rebuild its military facilities and replenish weapons lost during the war.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebuild

Verb

Why is California — the state that basically invented environmental review — about to vote on overhauling part of it?

— Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Seven years after the original fp, Sigma’s FP2 keeps the tiny full-frame formula intact while overhauling nearly everything inside it for snappier stills and much more serious video.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of overhaul

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The California Department of Transportation has also secured millions of dollars in emergency funds to repair a massive crack that developed during early-October high tides on a slope below Pacific Coast Highway near Laguna Beach.

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Kleeb said the decision to back Osborn is part of a long-term goal, which includes repairing the damage to the Democratic brand in a redder state like Nebraska.

— Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of repair

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The vulnerability was patched, but the threat may not be over, noted Adam Meyers, vice president of counter adversary at security company CrowdStrike.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Outages and limited service have continued for many as firms rush to patch those risks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of patch

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By stringing multiple kill dates of moss samples taken from different spots, scientists reconstructed a map of an advancing ice margin.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
The team reconstructed the evolutionary history of GxpS, the enzyme that produces GameXPeptides, to investigate how different peptide structures evolved.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of reconstruct

Verb

Some people are eating cottage cheese for its calcium content, saying the food will aid strong bones and teeth.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Your social networks, not just your professional ones, can also aid in your job search, Bonnie Dilber, a recruiting leader at the software company Zapier, previously told CNBC Make It.

— Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of aid

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After receiving a notice, an insurer may investigate the allegations, dispute them, or take steps to cure the alleged violation.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Rocket Lab still needs to build a new forward dome, then cure and inspect it — steps that are expected to be complete by the end of the year, according to Beck.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of cure

Verb

Representatives from Qatar, which has helped mediate negotiations between Washington and Tehran, also traveled to the Iranian capital on Sunday, Reuters reported.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Cocoa prices have dropped in the last year, but relief is coming too late to help prices for this Halloween, said David Branch, sector manager at Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

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