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fixed

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of fixed

1 having been established and usually not subject to change
  • the baseball card dealerʼs prices were fixed, so bargaining was not an option
Synonyms of fixed

certain, determinate, final, firm, flat, frozen, hard, hard-and-fast, inexpugnable, set, settled, stable
Words Related to fixed

nonadjustable, noncancelable, nonnegotiable, unchangeable

constant, steady, unchanging, uniform, unwavering

definite, exact, explicit, specific

given, stated, stipulated

dependable, good, reliable, responsible, safe, solid, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty
Near Antonyms of fixed

adjustable, changeable, negotiable

indefinite, open-ended, unspecified

capricious, changeful, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile
2 not capable of changing or being changed
  • interest accrues at a fixed rate
Synonyms of fixed

hard-and-fast, immutable, inalterable, incommutable, inflexible, invariable, unalterable, unchangeable
Words Related to fixed

changeless, constant, determinate, established, set, settled, stable, steadfast, steady, unaltered, unchanging, unvarying

immovable, unmovable
Near Antonyms of fixed

adaptable, adjustable

fickle, fluctuating, inconstant, uncertain, unsettled, unstable, varying

plastic, pliable, pliant, supple, willowy
Antonyms of fixed

alterable, changeable, elastic, flexible, mutable, variable

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