in need of repair

ADJECTIVE

broken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

busted defective faulty ruined wrecked

STRONG

dead disabled down gone out shot spent wracked

WEAK

coming unstuck fallen apart feeble gone to pieces haywire imperfect in disrepair in the shop inoperable inoperative kaput not functioning on the blink on the fritz out of commission out of kilter out of order out of whack run down screwed-up unsatisfactory weak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

perfect repaired

WEAK

fixed working

ADJECTIVE

damaged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flawed impaired injured run-down

STRONG

bent blemished busted dinged down flubbed gone hurt marred shot snafued spoiled sunk totaled

WEAK

beat-up fouled-up glitched imperfect in poor condition in smithereens kaput loused up messed-up mucked up no-go on the blink on the fritz out of action out of kilter out of whack screwed-up unsound

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy

WEAK

OK fixed mended perfect repaired unbroken undamaged working

ADJECTIVE

on the blink

Synonyms

WEAK

bonkers broken busted defective disabled down fallen apart faulty gone to pieces haywire in disrepair in the shop inoperable kaput kerflooey not functioning not working on the fritz on the shelf out out of commission out of kilter out of order out of whack run down shot spent wrecked

Example Sentences

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The historic spending spree, economists hoped, could turbocharge productivity by upgrading the country’s railways, highways, communication networks, universities and a largely paper-based public administration—all in need of repair after decades of austerity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Kafka could hardly fashion a system more in need of repair.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025

He accepted that insurance providers may be wary of people using storms as a pretext to make a claim on properties already in need of repair.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

Yet despite providing essential urban infrastructure, it’s estimated that close to half of the city’s sidewalks are in need of repair.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2023

It is our own narrow notion of how things ought to be that is truly in need of repair.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

in need of repair

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