put back together

VERB

repair

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compensate for correct heal improve mend overhaul patch rebuild recover rectify refurbish remedy renovate retrieve revamp revive

STRONG

darn debug doctor emend recondition redress reform refresh rejuvenate remediate renew retread right settle sew square

WEAK

do up fiddle with give a face-lift make good make up for patch up put in order put right touch up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break damage decline destroy harm hurt injure ruin weaken worsen

STRONG

kill upset

WEAK

maintain remain spoil stay wreck

Example Sentences

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Along with Carnival and the city’s festivals, Bourbon taught me what a crowd of strangers could be good for: My everyday self could be deconstructed, connected to others, and then put back together, somehow nourished.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2025

“Dwell Time,” the result of his daughter’s professional and emotional restorative work, shows how the pieces can be put back together — even if the whole will never be quite the same.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Once put back together, I shot straight down the hill, not knowing how to turn or stop.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024

"If they keep fighting it out, the Sudanese state is collapsing. It could take generations to try to put back together," said Alan Boswell, Horn of Africa Director for Crisis Group.

From Reuters • Jun. 14, 2023

The little girls fell in love right away and things got put back together.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

put back together

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