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reparable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹɛp(ə)ɹəbəl/
  • nonstandard: /ɹɪˈpæɹəbəl/
  • nonstandard: /ɹəˈpæɹəbəl/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be repaired.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: repairable

Antonyms: irreparable, unreparable, irrepairable, unrepairable

2

adjective

Meaning 2

capable of being repaired or rectified

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • reparable damage to the car
  • rectifiable wrongs

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rectifiable

Antonyms: irreparable

History

Etymology

From Middle French réparable, from Latin reparābilis.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: поправим (popravim) — able to be repaired
  • Catalan: reparable — able to be repaired
  • Esperanto: riparebla — able to be repaired
  • French: réparable — able to be repaired
  • Galician: reparable — able to be repaired
  • German: reparierbar — able to be repaired
  • Greek: επισκευάσιμος (episkevásimos) — able to be repaired
  • Italian: riparabile — able to be repaired
  • Latin: reparābilis — able to be repaired
  • Portuguese: reparável — able to be repaired
  • Romanian: reparabil — able to be repaired
  • Spanish: reparable — able to be repaired