Synonyms of fixes

fixes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fix

1

as in puts

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

fixed my hair so that it would stop falling in my eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puts
• places
• situates
• positions
• locates
• deposits
• sticks
• disposes
• lays
• sets
• sets up
• parks
• plants
• emplaces
• deposes
• locks
• shifts
• moves
• rearranges
• establishes
• slaps
• reorders
• claps
• collects
• assembles
• affixes
• orients
• carries
• plops
• flops
• anchors
• plumps
• settles
• lays out
• plunks down
• sets down
• plunks
• ranks
• planks
• arrays
• niches
• lodges
• ensconces
• queues
• wedges
• lines up
• berths

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removes
• takes
• replaces
• relocates
• supersedes
• banishes
• displaces
• supplants
• dislodges

2

as in affixes

to cause (something) to hold to another

first, you need to fix those pieces of wood together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affixes
• attaches
• glues
• ties
• clips
• connects
• bends
• straps
• fastens
• links
• clamps
• pins
• adheres
• latches
• tackles
• toggles
• harnesses
• sticks
• staples
• screws
• hangs
• tacks
• rivets
• clasps
• clinches
• nails
• yokes
• pastes
• buttons
• clenches
• plasters
• cinches
• lashes
• shackles
• coapts
• joins
• reattaches
• bolts
• unites
• hasps
• resecures
• refastens
• reaffixes
• refixes
• laces
• battens
• belays
• does up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undoes
• detaches
• parts
• disconnects
• splits
• unhooks
• unfastens
• divides
• separates
• breaks up
• divorces
• severs
• dissociates
• disjoins
• sunders
• uncouples
• loosens
• looses
• unlinks
• disunites
• unyokes
• dissevers
• disjoints
• unbinds
• unties
• unfixes
• unlashes

3

as in decides

to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of

make sure to fix the number of guests with the bride's family before drawing up a list of people from the groom's side

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decides
• arranges
• resolves
• agrees (on)
• chooses
• completes
• sets
• plans
• disposes of
• figures
• designs
• programs
• promises
• settles
• finalizes
• charts
• schemes
• finishes
• maneuvers
• approves
• pledges
• confirms
• shapes
• maps (out)
• determines
• drafts
• calculates
• contracts
• works out
• concludes
• deals
• lays out
• schematizes
• concerts
• hammers out
• affirms
• frames
• opts
• intrigues
• authorizes
• blueprints
• sanctions
• warrants
• closes
• squares away
• winds up
• ends
• negotiates
• rounds (off or out)
• wraps up
• bargains
• haggles
• horse-trades
• chaffers
• OKs
• dickers
• clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calls
• drops
• recalls
• repeals
• revokes
• differs (over)
• disagrees (with)
• counters
• objects
• debates
• resists
• aborts
• rescinds
• opposes
• calls off
• protests
• disputes
• contests

4

as in sets

to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority

have we fixed a day for the party yet?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sets
• chooses
• picks
• selects
• names
• announces
• appoints
• designates
• arranges
• specifies
• adopts
• determines
• establishes
• assigns
• prefers
• coordinates
• pins (down)
• publishes
• declares
• opts (for)
• settles
• advertises
• orchestrates
• singles (out)

5

as in prepares

to make ready in advance

would you mind fixing dinner tonight?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prepares
• furnishes
• arranges
• provides
• readies
• preps
• lays
• fits
• fortifies
• equips
• grooms
• mounts
• supplies
• schools
• braces
• gathers
• arms
• instructs
• trains
• educates
• gears up
• steels
• sets
• outfits
• primes
• boots (up)
• spreads
• drafts
• predisposes
• girds
• battens
• inclines
• frames
• draws up
• indoctrinates
• tutors
• warms (up)
• forearms

6

as in repairs

to put into good shape or working order again

have to fix the car before we can go

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repairs
• rebuilds
• patches
• overhauls
• reconstructs
• restores
• renovates
• adjusts
• reconditions
• revamps
• modifies
• doctors
• refreshes
• mends
• improves
• cures
• aids
• renews
• conditions
• prepares
• maintains
• services
• regenerates
• helps
• heals
• rectifies
• revives
• furbishes
• fixes up
• refurbishes
• corrects
• reforms
• redresses
• rights
• readies
• freshens
• ameliorates
• revitalizes
• rejuvenates
• enhances
• cares (for)
• refreshens
• enriches
• meliorates
• betters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flaws
• breaks
• damages
• hurts
• harms
• injures
• impairs
• ruins
• spoils
• wrecks
• mars
• disfigures
• defaces
• disables
• blemishes
• vandalizes
• cripples
• mutilates
• mangles
• maims

7

as in secures

to put securely in place or in a desired position

fixed the mittens to the child's snowsuit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secures
• fastens
• hitches
• clamps
• catches
• anchors
• sets
• stuffs
• embeds
• moors
• implants
• entrenches
• wedges
• lodges
• ingrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loosens
• looses
• unfastens
• extracts
• pulls
• tears (out)
• prizes
• unfixes
• roots (out)
• unlooses
• unloosens
• uproots
• yanks
• pries
• wrests

8

as in roots

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter

the image of what Santa Claus looks like is solidly fixed in our minds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roots
• embeds
• lodges
• impacts
• beds
• implants
• puts
• entrenches
• places
• sticks
• enroots
• infuses
• establishes
• beats (into)
• drives (into)
• ingrains
• imbues
• instills
• settles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eliminates
• roots (out)
• dislodges
• removes
• uproots
• eradicates
• disconnects
• ejects
• expels
• detaches
• disengages

9

as in alters

to remove the sex organs of

the animal shelter requires a pledge from the adoptive owner that they will have their new pet fixed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alters
• sterilizes
• neuters
• emasculates
• castrates
• desexes
• gelds
• spays

10

as in heals

to restore to a healthy condition

it took surgery and months of physical therapy to completely fix her bum knee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heals
• cures
• rehabilitates
• repairs
• treats
• sets up
• relieves
• revives
• alleviates
• physics
• mends
• ministers (to)
• rehabs
• attends (to)
• doctors
• remedies
• cares (for)
• medicates
• revitalizes
• renews
• fortifies
• rejuvenates
• nurses
• resuscitates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wounds
• damages
• harms
• disables
• hurts
• injures
• impairs
• cripples
• lames
• mutilates
• afflicts
• ails
• lacerates
• mangles
• weakens
• maims
• wastes
• saps
• sickens
• lays up
• debilitates
• enfeebles
• enervates

fixes

2 of 2

noun

plural of fix

1

as in dilemmas

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape

what a fix we're in!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilemmas
• predicaments
• pickles
• holes
• binds
• swamps
• corners
• jams
• difficulties
• impasses
• rabbit holes
• rattraps
• boxes
• spots
• sticky wickets
• mires
• quagmires
• kettles of fish
• crises
• jackpots
• troubles
• nodes
• plights
• hot waters
• soups
• deadlocks
• scrapes
• quandaries
• catch-22's
• emergencies
• pinches
• halts
• standstills
• straits
• logjams
• exigencies
• stalemates
• clutches
• crossroads
• junctures

2

as in bribes

something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision

caught the judge on video accepting the fix from the mob boss

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bribes
• incentives
• sops
• backhanders
• cumshaws
• payoffs
• motivations
• slush funds
• boodles
• inducements
• stimuli
• stimulations
• boosts
• spurs
• encouragements
• kickbacks
• seductions
• lures
• provocations
• baksheeshs
• incitements
• flatteries
• goads
• temptations
• instigations
• baits
• enticements
• persuasions
• traps
• decoys
• snares
• turn-ons
• allurements

3

as in assessments

an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something

what's your fix on the military situation over there?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assessments
• appraisals
• estimates
• evaluations
• perceptions
• appraisements
• impressions
• value judgments
• feelings
• estimations
• beliefs
• judgments
• notions
• views
• theories
• convictions
• confidences
• trusts
• hypotheses
• guesses
• aperçus
• stocks
• conjectures
• minds
• sentiments
• persuasions
• faiths
• surmises
• hunches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fixes

Verb

Apart from new features, the software update also fixes several bugs in Health, Shortcuts, app tracking, and other areas. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

If a customer fixes an address but later messages or decisions still use the old one, the correction may not have reached every system. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The gas used in the Holocaust used the same industrial chemistry that fixes nitrogen for the fertilizer that feeds most of the world. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

In a scene that became the centerpiece of the film’s teaser trailer, Holmes fixes Fielder with an unwavering stare. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Leatherman Rev Pocket-size Multi-tool Small but mighty, this multitool fixes everything from loose screws to stuck zippers. — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2026

That may be as important as anything Marshall fixes on film this week. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

But the outside screen fixes three problems most of us have with phone photos. — Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

The algorithm first fixes both cameras on a 3D point and determines the geometric relationship between the resulting images. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Noun

The fixes on the table, and their trade-offs Lawmakers have plenty of levers. — Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026

The real treasure here is the little fixes and updates that make this masterpiece play better on modern hardware than the original. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

The collaboration will also involve testing fixes, according to Gavin Kliger, Cathedral’s CEO and co-founder. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Whoever wins Congress inherits a stack of problems due to detonate over the next two years — just in time to crater 2028 ambitions — and few have obvious fixes. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Each of those fixes costs money, though, and so does throwing out food worth millions. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026

This frustrates Americans, who tend to seek simple, quick, and permanent fixes to foreign policy problems. — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

Researchers need to test what actually works to stop bullying, and whether those fixes hold up at different kinds of colleges and universities. — Jason Walker, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026

Record-warm ocean water is pushing sea levels higher, while officials and experts say temporary fixes such as seawalls may not suffice as coastal flooding worsens. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026