FIXATION Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of fixation The horror sensation, a frenetic thriller about the dangers of romantic fixation, has been doing unprecedented business, with ticket sales increasing in its second and third weekends. —

Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 June 2026 Youth media had a specific fixation on virginity and chastity just then. —

Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 6 June 2026 Notwithstanding the administration’s fixation with coal, solar remains by far the fastest-growing source of new electricity generation in the country. —

Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 4 June 2026 His fixation on tech helped him in his career path; his collection grew tremendously throughout. —

Zuri Primos june 3, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fixation

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obsession

Noun

Against the backdrop of the city's elegant architecture, Lopez floated through the evening in a voluminous butter yellow gown that captured two of fashion's current obsessions.

— Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 11 June 2026
The first book was published the same year as Serial debuted, kicking off our burgeoning obsession with true crime and our tendency to romanticize the male perpetrators while often homogenizing their overwhelmingly female victims into cautionary tales.

— Scarlett Harris, Time, 11 June 2026