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 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 And some experts warn the ban could actually limit the supply of available homes, because investors often buy and fix up homes that would otherwise fall out of the market. — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 23 June 2026 Similarly, when nephews or nieces needed pro-quality shots of their sporting exploits, Oden would be there — and even fix up photos into albums that remain treasured keepsakes, said relative Aaron Benner, a vice-principal at Hill-Murray Catholic School in Maplewood. — Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for fix up

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The McCoys’ attorney said the house will need to be razed and completely rebuilt.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
Despite a fun season, the Chicago White Sox rebuild isn’t complete.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebuild

Verb

Decades later, the character helped Harris navigate a daunting first feature — including a two-week production pause to overhaul a story that was not yet working.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
During her State of the Union address on 16th September, President von der Leyen committed to overhauling single market rules by the end of next year and advancing EU Inc to streamline cross-border expansion.

— Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of overhaul

Verb

More services, integrations and automations mean more software to monitor, patch and maintain.

— Luis Aburto, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Gavin Newsom and Mark Ruffalo haven’t patched things up since David Ellison’s contentious mega-bucks Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery merger was approved and completed earlier this month.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of patch

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If your team can’t reconstruct what the agent saw and did in March, the auditor can’t either.

— Jacqueline DeStefano-Tangorra, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
From these fragments of intelligence, scientists reconstructed journeys that took place largely beyond their view.

— Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reconstruct

Verb

Along with Williams, at least 14 other people, many of them friends and family of the escapees, were arrested and accused of aiding in the escape, including by providing food, cash, transport and shelter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Here, the fabric’s waterproofing is aided by a light water-repellent finish and thorough internal seam taping, a technical manufacturing process rarely attempted by factories outside of southeast Asia.

— Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of aid

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The first is to dramatically accelerate the pace of basic science, and the second is to accelerate curing disease and extending health span.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
To cure his sickly daughter, the biotechnologist Raúl finds the cure… inside Lidia (Cindy Galán), her nanny.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of cure

Verb

And their extreme, alien physics may help scientists elucidate how the first generation of stars and the first galaxies came to be.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In humanoid robotics, this approach can help develop coordinated movements that account for the robot’s body dynamics and interactions with external objects.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

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