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reparable

reparable

1 4.9
Able to be fixed
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈpɛrəbəl/
translation icon : reparable
  • After assessing the roof, the contractor stated that the leaks are reparable through a thorough patching process.

Examples

  • Assuming Argentina does not pay the accelerated amounts (as it has not), this yields one consolidated and reparable injury: nonpayment of money.

    Blog text (16)
  • One day of coffee and eating while he spent hours hammering and reboarding the shed, anything reparable that he had broken.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Their loss of legitimacy will not be reparable.

    Blog text (15)
  • Misunderstandings are usually (more or less) reparable.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Use of the BIT assumes that the intervention is potentially reparable and that there is sufficient documentation about the intervention to make decisions.

    Academic text (2004)
  • On the other hand, Argentina raised a few eyebrows insisting that an utterly uncollectable money judgment was "reparable"—presumably by adding some uncollectable interest.

    Blog text (16)
  • The technician assured us that the broken appliance is reparable and can be fixed by the end of the week.

  • Although the car sustained significant damage in the accident, the mechanic confirmed it is reparable with the right parts.

Synonyms

salvageable
vsreparable
12 5.3

Something you can save or fix after damage

is the basic ability to be repaired, not the idea of rescue after loss
fixable
vsreparable
9 2.7

Can be repaired or put right

is the general idea of being able to be corrected, not the act of fixing
correctable
vsreparable
3 4.8

Able to be fixed or made right

is the general possibility of being repaired rather than full restoration
remediable
vsreparable
1 6.6

A problem that can be fixed

is the general capability for repair or correction beyond only problems
restorable
vsreparable
1 3.9

Can be fixed to look or work like before

is the focus on repair or correction rather than full return to original state
rectifiable
vsreparable
6.8

Able to be fixed or made right

is the more common neutral term rather than the formal variant
regenerable
vsreparable
  • Specialized
6.5

Can be used again after fixing or recharging

is about simple repair or correction rather than technical renewal methods
salvable
vsreparable
5.8

Can be fixed after damage or loss

is about ordinary ability to be fixed rather than recovery after serious harm or loss
redressable
vsreparable
  • Formal
7.7

Something the law can make right

is the simple capacity to be repaired or corrected, not specifically legal remedy

Antonyms

24 7.6

Too badly damaged to be fixed or made right again

How Repairable

reparable
1 4.9
irreparable
24 7.6

Surface Forms

reparable positive

Morphology

reparable = repair (transparent) = repair + able

The meaning is directly derived from the verb 'repair' plus the productive adjectival suffix '-able' meaning 'capable of being'.

Etymology

Reparable comes from Latin parts re- meaning 'again' and parare meaning 'make ready', and you can see the same root in the word repair. So, if something is reparable, it can be 'made ready again' or simply fixed.