Synonyms of fixation

fixation

noun

fik-ˈsā-shən 

as in obsession

something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned

their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obsession
• problem
• preoccupation
• fascination
• fetish
• enthusiasm
• mania
• prepossession
• idée fixe
• monomania
• thirst
• infatuation
• compulsion
• longing
• trip
• craving
• desire
• tendency
• complex
• predilection
• hunger
• yearning
• idiosyncrasy
• proclivity
• predisposition
• appetite
• urge
• quirk
• penchant
• hang-up
• lust
• passion
• propensity
• drive
• inclination
• pining
• bent
• itch
• yen
• disposition
• hankering
• cacoëthes
• partiality
• leaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifference
• disregard
• apathy
• nonchalance
• insouciance
• disinterestedness
• unconcern
• unconcernedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fixation

And that is exactly why the fixation on recreating her look and imitating her to a T is so misguided. —Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026

Idle warnings about Sharia law—a fixation among conservatives during the 2010s—have reemerged on the right in recent months. —Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026

In the modern commercial republic, the fixation turned to luxury rather than duty. —Kenneth Andrew Andres Leonardo, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026

On Elon Musk’s X and among influential right-wing thinkers like Curtis Yarvin, the fixation is even more overt. —Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026