1
a
: securely placed or fastened : stationary
b(1)
(2)
: formed into a chemical compound
c(1)
: not subject to change or fluctuation
a fixed income
(2)
: firmly set in the mind
a fixed idea
(3)
: having a final or crystallized form or character
(4)
: recurring on the same date from year to year
fixed holidays
d
: immobile, concentrated
a fixed stare
2
: supplied with something (such as money) needed
comfortably fixed
Examples of fixed in a Sentence
a small mirror fixed to the wall
That day remains fixed in my memory.
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There’s also bread-making forest hikes, and no fixed schedule.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
In most matches, there is no fixed point in attack.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2025
The following year, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which moved Memorial Day from its fixed date (along with three other holidays) to the last Monday in May.
—Alex Heigl, People.com, 26 May 2025
And that fixed identity stems from the fact that every ideology, every doctrine, will have believers and nonbelievers.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 12 May 2025
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
In most matches, there is no fixed point in attack.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2025
The following year, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which moved Memorial Day from its fixed date (along with three other holidays) to the last Monday in May.
—Alex Heigl, People.com, 26 May 2025
And that fixed identity stems from the fact that every ideology, every doctrine, will have believers and nonbelievers.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for fixed
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“Fixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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