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set to rights

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recondition v.
refurbish v.
remedy v.
restitute v.
restore v.
settle v.
straighten v.

VERB

recondition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

refurbish

STRONG

cure heal improve mend modernize reanimate rebuild recall reclaim reconstitute reconstruct recover redeem reestablish refresh rehabilitate reimpose reinforce reinstate reintroduce rejuvenate renew renovate repair replace rescue restitute retouch revitalize revive revivify strengthen update

WEAK

bring back build up make healthy make restitution reerect touch up win back

Antonyms

STRONG

abandon antique break damage decline destroy forfeit harm hurt injure kill lose ruin weaken

VERB

refurbish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fix up modernize overhaul recondition redo refit rehabilitate remodel renovate repair restore revamp update

STRONG

mend refresh rejuvenate renew retread spruce

WEAK

clean up do up gussy up reequip rehab

Antonyms

STRONGEST

antique break damage destroy hurt ruin

STRONG

kill

VERB

remedy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alleviate ameliorate amend assuage correct mitigate rectify redress relieve restore solve straighten out

STRONG

aid attend change control debug doctor ease heal help launder palliate reform remediate renew repair revise right scrub soothe square treat upgrade

WEAK

clean up clean up one's act fiddle with fix up go over make up for pick up put right recalibrate set right shape up square up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aggravate damage harm hurt increase injure intensify upset worsen

STRONG

block break hinder ignore neglect obstruct remain stay stop

WEAK

get sick

VERB

restitute

Synonyms

STRONG

cure heal improve mend modernize reanimate rebuild recall reclaim recondition reconstitute reconstruct recover redeem reestablish refresh refurbish rehabilitate reimpose reinforce reinstate reintroduce rejuvenate renew renovate repair replace rescue retouch revitalize revive revivify strengthen update

WEAK

bring back build up make healthy make restitution reerect touch up win back

Antonyms

STRONG

abandon antique break damage decline destroy forfeit harm hurt injure kill lose ruin weaken

VERB

restore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring back build up improve modernize rebuild reconstruct recover reestablish refurbish rehabilitate reinforce reinstate renew renovate repair replace rescue revitalize revive strengthen

STRONG

cure heal mend reanimate recall recondition reconstitute redeem refresh reimpose reintroduce rejuvenate retouch revivify update

WEAK

make healthy make restitution reerect touch up win back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

damage decline destroy harm hurt injure kill ruin weaken

WEAK

break

VERB

settle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve clear complete conclude decide determine end establish fix negotiate pay put an end to work out

STRONG

adjudicate adjust appoint arrange choose cinch clinch concert confirm discharge dispose figure judge mediate order reconcile regulate rule satisfy seal square verify

WEAK

call the shots clean up clear up come to a conclusion come to a decision come to an agreement form judgment make a decision make certain nail down put into order

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence destroy ignore neglect start unsettle

STRONG

confuse disagree disarrange disorder disorganize disturb invalidate mismanage mix up upset

VERB

straighten

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rectify uncoil

STRONG

align arrange compose correct even level neaten order tidy unbend uncurl unfold unravel unsnarl untwist

WEAK

make plumb make straight put in order put perpendicular put straight put to rights put upright put vertical smarten up spruce up

Antonyms

STRONG

disarrange disorder disorganize disperse mess up mix up scatter

WEAK

bend curve move twist

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set to rights

But if you thought this story would end with the monster safely defeated and the world set to rights, you’re mistaken.

From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023

Nothing is set to rights by the end of the story; Christmas is saved simply because Paddington has made Great Aunt Matilda laugh.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022

Poirot, naturally, is not misled, and the world can be set to rights.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 11, 2020

Things look bad, but they are set to rights and the virgin gets a husband in the scion of the Park Avenue owners.

From Time Magazine Archive

The room was soon set to rights, but it’s a well-known fact that cat puddles stink to high heaven.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

set to rights

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