FIXATES (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

fixates (on or upon)

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present tense third-person singular of fixate (on or upon)

as in obsesses (about or over)

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Garfield remembers being fascinated by the rows of VHS tapes and the possibilities behind their covers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Her father drank apple juice, romped in the garden, and remembers his time in Madras fondly.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

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