Fix
Fix verb - To put into good shape or working order again.
Usage example: have to fix the car before we can go
Mangle
Mangle verb - To make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way.
Usage example: you've mangled this so badly that we'll have to do it over
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Phone Guy outright confirms it was the kids who did it — the staff tried to fix Mangle, but eventually gave up and made the area into a disassemble-reassemble-at-will area for the kids.
Cite this Source
Mangle and Fix. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fix/mangle
Fix & Mangle. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fix/mangle>.
Mangle or Fix. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fix/mangle.
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