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fix

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of fix

1 a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape

what a fix we're in!

Synonyms of fix

bind, box, catch-22, corner, dilemma, hole, impasse, jackpot [chiefly West], jam, mire, pickle, predicament, quagmire, rabbit hole, rattrap, spot, sticky wicket, swamp

Words Related to fix

difficulty, node

hot water, soup

pinch, plight, quandary, scrape, trouble

deadlock, halt, logjam, stalemate, standstill

clutch, crisis, crossroad, emergency, exigency, juncture, strait

Phrases Synonymous with fix

2 something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision

caught the judge on video accepting the fix from the mob boss

Synonyms of fix

backhander [British], boodle, bribe, cumshaw, sop

Words Related to fix

baksheesh, kickback, payoff

incentive, incitement, instigation, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulation, stimulus

boost, encouragement, goad, inducement

allurement, bait, enticement, lure, seduction, temptation, turn-on

flattery, persuasion

decoy, snare, trap

3 an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something

what's your fix on the military situation over there?

Synonyms of fix

appraisal, appraisement, assessment, estimate, estimation, evaluation, judgment (or judgement), value judgment

Words Related to fix

aperçu, feeling, impression, notion, perception

confidence, faith, stock, trust

belief, conviction, mind, persuasion, sentiment, view

conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory

fix

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fix

1 to arrange something in a certain spot or position

fixed my hair so that it would stop falling in my eyes

Synonyms of fix

depose, deposit, dispose, emplace, lay, place, position, put, set, set up, situate, stick

Words Related to fix

move, rearrange, reorder, shift

establish, locate, plant, settle

clap, flop, plank, plop, plump, plunk (or plonk), plunk down, slap

ensconce, niche

assemble, collect

affix, anchor, lock, lodge, wedge

array, lay out, line up, queue, rank

Near Antonyms of fix

relocate, remove, take

dislodge, displace, replace, supersede, supplant

2 to cause (something) to hold to another

first, you need to fix those pieces of wood together

Synonyms of fix

affix, attach, bend, fasten

Words Related to fix

adhere, bolt, cinch, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clip, glue, hang, harness, hasp, lace, lash, latch, nail, paste, pin, plaster, rivet, screw, shackle, staple, stick, strap, tack, tackle, tie, toggle, yoke

coapt, connect, join, link, unite

reaffix, reattach, refasten, refix, resecure

batten, belay, button, do up

Near Antonyms of fix

break up, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, part, separate, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyoke

unbind, unfix, unlash, untie

Antonyms of fix

detach, undo, unfasten, unhook

3 to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of

make sure to fix the number of guests with the brideʼs family before drawing up a list of people from the groomʼs side

Synonyms of fix

agree (on), arrange, decide, set, settle

Words Related to fix

contract, pledge, promise

blueprint, calculate, chart, concert, design, draft, frame, hammer out, intrigue, lay out, maneuver, map (out), plan, program (also programme), schematize, scheme, shape, square away, work out

choose, conclude, determine, figure, opt, resolve

affirm, approve, authorize, clear, confirm, OK (or okay), sanction, warrant

close, complete, end, finalize, finish, round (off or out), wind up, wrap up

bargain, chaffer, deal, dicker, haggle, horse-trade, negotiate

Phrases Synonymous with fix

Near Antonyms of fix

abort, call, call off, drop, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke

differ (over), disagree (with)

counter, debate, object, oppose, protest, resist

contest, dispute

4 to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority

have we fixed a day for the party yet?

Synonyms of fix

appoint, designate, name, set

Words Related to fix

adopt, assign, choose, determine, establish, opt (for), pick, pin (down), prefer, select, settle, single (out), specify

arrange, coordinate, orchestrate

advertise, announce, declare, publish

5 to make ready in advance

would you mind fixing dinner tonight?

Synonyms of fix

fit, groom, lay, prep, prepare, ready

Words Related to fix

brace, fortify, gird, steel

batten, gather, gear up, mount

educate, indoctrinate, instruct, school, train, tutor

boot (up), prime

arrange, set, spread

arm, equip, forearm, furnish, outfit, provide, supply

incline, predispose

draft, draw up, frame

6 to put into good shape or working order again

have to fix the car before we can go

Synonyms of fix

doctor, mend, patch, recondition, renovate, repair, revamp

Words Related to fix

fix up, furbish, overhaul, rebuild, reconstruct, refurbish

aid, cure, heal, help

condition, prepare, ready

care (for), maintain, service

freshen, refresh, refreshen, regenerate, rejuvenate, renew, restore, revitalize, revive

adjust, correct, modify, rectify, redress, reform, right

ameliorate, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate

Near Antonyms of fix

blemish, break, damage, deface, disfigure, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, ruin, spoil, vandalize, wreck

cripple, disable, maim, mangle, mutilate

7 to put securely in place or in a desired position

fixed the mittens to the childʼs snowsuit

Synonyms of fix

anchor, catch, clamp, fasten, hitch, moor, secure, set

Words Related to fix

embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, stuff, wedge

Near Antonyms of fix

extract, prize, pry, pull, root (out), tear (out), uproot, wrest, yank

Antonyms of fix

loose, loosen, unfasten, unfix, unloose, unloosen

8 to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter

the image of what Santa Claus looks like is solidly fixed in our minds

Synonyms of fix

bed, embed (also imbed), enroot, entrench (also intrench), impact, implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, root

Words Related to fix

imbue, infuse, instill

beat (into), drive (into)

establish, place, put, settle, stick

Near Antonyms of fix

eliminate, eradicate

detach, disconnect, disengage, remove

Antonyms of fix

dislodge, root (out), uproot

9 to remove the sex organs of

the animal shelter requires a pledge from the adoptive owner that they will have their new pet fixed

Synonyms of fix

alter, desex, neuter

Words Related to fix

castrate, emasculate, geld

10 to restore to a healthy condition

it took surgery and months of physical therapy to completely fix her bum knee

Synonyms of fix

cure, heal, mend, rehab, rehabilitate, set up

Words Related to fix

attend (to), care (for), doctor, medicate, minister (to), nurse, physic, treat

fortify, rejuvenate, renew, resuscitate, revitalize, revive

alleviate, relieve, remedy, repair

Near Antonyms of fix

cripple, damage, disable, harm, hurt, impair, injure, lacerate, lame, maim, mangle, mutilate, wound

afflict, ail, debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, lay up, sap, sicken, waste, weaken

Synonym Discussion of fix

fasten, fix, attach, affix mean to make something stay firmly in place. fasten implies an action such as tying, buttoning, nailing, locking, or otherwise securing.

- fasten the reins to a post

fix usually implies a driving in, implanting, or embedding.

- fixed the stake in the ground

attach suggests a connecting or uniting by a bond, link, or tie in order to keep things together.

- attach the W-2 form here

affix implies an imposing of one thing on another by gluing, impressing, or nailing.

- affix your address label here

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