Synonyms for mending
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Noun
1. Repair
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act by which something is mended or repaired.
Forms
- Plural
- mendings → repairs, fixings, fixes, reparations…
Example sentences
- fix Refer to the instructions to fix the refrigerator.
- repair After his knee repair, he could walk without pain.
- fixing I'm fixing the radio which I found on my way home.
- repairing Their son is repairing a motorcycle in the garage.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mending | rising | |
| fix | rising | |
| repair | steady | |
| fixing | falling | |
| reparation | falling | |
| repairing | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fix1
- 6 letters
- repair2, fixing2
- 7 letters
- fixture2
- 9 letters
- repairing3
- 10 letters
- reparation4
- 11 letters
- improvement3, restoration4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (repair2 = 2 syllables).