Fix
Maintain
Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.
Usage example: he repairs and maintains antique cars as a hobby
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| life | fix life | maintain life |
| reputation | fix reputation | maintain reputation |
| relationship | fix relationship | maintain relationship |
| system | fix system | maintain system |
| Other words: equipment, world, timeline. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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It's the Last Of Its Kind, and only it can understand how it works or how to maintain or fix it.
Source: The Alleged Car -
Dystopia: Since no-one lives past 21, few people ever get the chance to learn how to fix and maintain the world's infrastructure.
Source: Literature / Logan's Run -
However, Coop is literally the only person on the farm with the technical know-how to actually maintain and fix said machines, so perhaps his dad thought it would be better if he just came in person.
Cite this Source
Maintain and Fix. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fix/maintain
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Maintain or Fix. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fix/maintain.
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