FIXEDLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

fixedly

adverb

Definition of fixedly

as in rigidly

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Recent Examples of fixedly Mission is not about staring fixedly at the destination. — Chris Harris, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026 Wole faced fixedly forward, both fists clenching the steering wheel. — David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025

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The low block—where teams massed defenders rigidly behind the ball—not so much.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Her rigidly unsentimental mother, however, sees only urban labor and profitably arranged marriage in her future.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 July 2026

Definition of rigidly

Adverb

Even with the high ceilings and crown moulding, the appointments feel resolutely cool and modern.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Even the Vidiians, a race of aliens who borrow heavily from the David Cronenberg playbook with their frequent body modifications, are portrayed in a resolutely PG way.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of resolutely

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Brown-Forman, best known as the makers of Jack Daniel’s and Old Forester, had steadfastly refused other takeover efforts in years past, according to people close with the family.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 July 2026
Peterson, now 53, has spent half his life behind bars and has steadfastly maintained his innocence.

— Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Definition of steadfastly

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If this team gets healthy Brock Purdy and company should put up enough points to win 12-13 games this season and be solidly in the mix come postseason.

— Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The Cook Political Report rates the seat as solidly Democrat, meaning Warner is likely to hold onto the seat.

— ABC NEWS, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of solidly

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All clubs have succession plans and Stuttgart’s Germany midfielder Angelo Stiller and Victor Froholdt of Porto, a Denmark international, are among the players to have been scouted intensively.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Claude cannot have or raise kids—intensively or otherwise—or possess any insight into yours or mine, or know what your kid wants for dinner.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 16 July 2026

Definition of intensively

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Its first major launch under that new banner is aimed squarely at the European trekking ebike market.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026
Parents are likely to be divided as to whether the fact that the film is aimed squarely at young people, with very little in the way of jokes for adults, is a good or a bad thing.

— Caspar Salmon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

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