Synonyms for mending
ˈmɛn dɪŋmend·ing

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1. mendingnoun

   garments that must be repaired

   Synonyms:
   fix, repair, reparation, fixing, fixture, mend

2. repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparationnoun

   the act of putting something in working order again

   Synonyms:
   darn, stamping ground, haunt, neutering, locating, hole, fastener, holdfast, fixedness, fix, fixation, jam, fixture, mend, localisation, hangout, fixing, location, habitue, altering, amends, fastening, kettle of fish, fastness, resort, mess, repair, secureness, regular, localization, pickle, fixity, muddle, reparation, patch

Matched Categories

1. • Garment
   • Improvement

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1. mendingnoun

   Synonyms:
   repairing, patching, restoration, improvement

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1. List of paraphrases for "mending":

   repairing

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How to use mending in a sentence?

1. Steve Maraboli:

   It is those of us who have been broken that become experts at mending."

2. Leo Tsai:

   We will begin the restoration work by ... mending the part that was torn on the back, we will then turn to restoring the paints on the front side.

3. Steve Womack:

   At the end of the day, I don't know that the weekend did much to change anything. I think it was a missed opportunity. I think it was an unforced error, we're mending our wounds right now.