patched up

ADJECTIVE

mended

Synonyms

STRONG

abated altered ameliorated bettered changed corrected cured doctored enhanced fixed fixed-up helped improved lessened rebuilt rectified refreshed refurbished regenerated regulated rejuvenated relieved remodeled renewed renovated reorganized repaired restored revived

WEAK

remedied

Antonyms

STRONG

broken damaged kept

ADJECTIVE

repaired

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corrected fixed fixed-up refurbished remodeled renovated

STRONG

adjusted improved mended rebuilt reconditioned rectified refinished renewed restored righted settled

WEAK

remedied

Antonyms

WEAK

broken damaged torn worn

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Yet by the next day reporters were working from home; broken glass was replaced; laptops sourced; the sixth-floor newsroom patched up.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

He has been inundated with customers wanting to have old bikes patched up.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

England have a patched up pace attack that is missing Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse and Mark Wood.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

“You have got potholes galore that get patched up and then pop right back up again because of the heavy truck traffic.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

Workmen had patched up the house in a temporary way, covering the windows with plywood and draping the leaky roof with sheets of heavy blue plastic.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

patched up

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