fixer-upper

Noun

Meaning

a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

improved improve maintenance improvement repair fixing redress renovate handyman rundown fix-it retype doer-upperer upgrades reparations
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Antonyms

end prevent damage destroy harm corrupt
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Hypernyms

home dwelling habitation abode domicile dwelling house

Examples

If your body is a temple, you can pile up too much deferred maintenance. If your body is a temple, mine was a real fixer-upper. Chuck Palahniuk

You need to live in a dome initially, but over time you could terraform Mars to look like Earth and eventually walk around outside without anything on... So it's a fixer-upper of a planet. Elon Musk

To my real estate agent, Chernobyl is a fixer-upper. Yakov Smirnoff

American Cal Hooper, formerly of the Chicago PD, has bought himself a fixer-upper in a remote village in the west of Ireland with the intention of settling down to a quiet life. Source: Internet

A fixer-upper with room for a gym and a sauna. Source: Internet

For those looking for a fixer-upper, 14 additional farmhouse ruins, some dating to the 15th century, are scattered throughout the property and are available for restoration. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

fixedness fixen fixer fixes it fixety Fixico