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repair^1
noun something you do
to mend something that is
damaged » My dad carried out
the repairs on the car himself.
darn, mend, patch,
restorationrepair^2
verb to mend something that is
damaged » The money will be
used to repair the faulty TV.
fix, mend, patch, patch up,
renovate, restorerepay
verb to give back money that is
owed » It will take me years to
repay the loan.
pay back, refund, settle up,
make restitution,
recompense, reimburse,
remunerate, squarerepeat
verb to say or write something
again » Since you didn’t
listen, I’ll repeat that.
echo, reiterate, say again,
iterate, recapitulate, restaterepel^1
verb to horrify and disgust
» The thought of eating snails
repels me.
disgust, offend, revolt,
sicken
antonym: attractrepel^2
verb to fight and drive back
enemy forces » Troops
positioned along the border are
ready to repel an enemy attack.
drive off, repulse, resistreplace
verb to take the place of
something else » He replaced
his car with a bicycle.
succeed, supersede,
supplant, take over from,
take the place ofreplacement
noun a person or thing that
takes the place of another
» Glen has nominated Adam
to be his replacement.
proxy, stand-in, substitute,
successor, surrogatereply^1
verb to give someone an
answer » She quickly
replied to my email.
answer, counter, respond,
retort, return, reciprocate,
rejoin, ripostereply^2
noun an answer given to
someone » He gave a sharp
reply to her endless questions.
answer, response, retort,
rejoinder, ripostereport^1
verb to tell about or give an
official account of something
» Owen reported the theft to
the police.
cover, describe, inform of,
notify, statereport^2
noun an account of an event
or situation » The news
report suggested it was
a very exciting match.
account, description,
statementrepresent^1
verb to stand for something
else » In algebra, letters are
used to represent numbers.
mean, stand for, symbolize,
betoken, equate withrepresent^2
verb to describe something
in a particular way
» The newspapers represent
him as a hero.
depict, describe, picture,
portray, showrepresentative^1
noun a person who acts on
behalf of another or others
» We elected a school
representative.
agent, delegate, deputy,
proxy, spokesman,
spokeswomanrepresentative^2
adjective typical of the group
to which it belongs » This
building is representative of
Gaudí’s style of architecture.
characteristic, illustrative,
typical, archetypal,
emblematic, indicativereputation
noun the opinion that people
have of a person or thing
» The college has a reputation
for getting good grades.
character, name, renown,
repute, standing, staturerequest^1
verb to ask for something
politely or formally
» Alana requested that
the door be left open.
ask, beg, seek, entreat,
solicitrequest^2
noun the action of asking for
something politely or formally
» The examiner refused the
boy’s request for more time.
appeal, application, call,
plea, entreaty, petitionrequire^1
verb to need something
» A plant requires light, water,
and nutrients in order to grow.
demand, depend on,
be in need of, need,
want (informal)require^2
verb to say that someone must
do something » The rules
require employers to provide
safety training.
compel, demand, direct,
instruct, oblige, orderrequirement
noun something that you must
have or do » There is a legal
requirement for children to
attend school.
demand, essential,
necessity, need,
specification, prerequisite
(formal), stipulation (formal)research^1
noun the act of studying and
finding out about something
» I’ve been doing some
research for my project.
analysis, examination,
exploration, investigation,
studyresearch^2
verb to study and find out
about something » She
researched good places to visit
while they were on holiday.
analyse, examine, explore,
google, investigate, studyMy dad carried out the repairs
on the car himself.The news report suggested it
was a very exciting match.I’ve been doing some research
for my project.This building is representative
of Gaudí’s style of architecture.repair
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