Impair and Repair

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Impair

Impair verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.
Usage example: already impaired by a crack, the windshield shattered upon impact with the baseball
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Antonyms for Impair
Repair is an antonym for impair in harm topic.
Nearby Words: impairment, impairing

Repair

Repair verb - To put into good shape or working order again.
Usage example: having trouble finding someone who repairs audio components
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Synonyms for Repair
Antonyms for Repair
Impair is an antonym for repair.
Nearby Words: repaired, repairing, repairable, repairer
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Common collocations

ability impair ability repair ability
part impair part repair part
ship impair ship repair ship
abilities impair abilities repair abilities
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