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
• motivations
• payoffs
• slush funds
• boodles
• inducements
• stimuli
• boosts
• stimulations
• encouragements
• spurs
• lures
• kickbacks
• seductions
• provocations
• baksheeshs
• temptations
• incitements
• flatteries
• goads
• instigations
• baits
• persuasions
• traps
• enticements
• 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

When a vulnerability is discovered, a software update is usually what fixes it. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026

Who fixes Charlotte’s infrastructure? —Desiree Mathurin april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026

Cisco Oliviera, who fixes plumbing problems at district schools, told the board that his layoff notice arrived on his birthday. —Joan Murray, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026

In finance, the gold standard fixes a currency’s value against a specific quantity of a specific object. —Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

Clover naturally fixes nitrogen-deficient soil and improves soil fertility, which helps nearby plants. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026

Metaphorical Molluscs • Wheels Within Wheels Park Chan-wook manages to both honor and improve upon his source material in this out-of-the-box adaptation, which transposes the action from Victorian England to 1930s colonial Korea, and, honestly, fixes the third act. —Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026

City leaders are opening a public pitch window to rethink the downtown complex, a move that could help decide whether the city fixes its aging home or starts fresh somewhere else. —Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 4 Apr. 2026

This bill fixes that at zero cost to manufacturers. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026

Noun

Hospitals have tried band-aid fixes, such as bed-tracking software and discharge lounges where patients can wait for paperwork or transport home. —Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026

Some residents say rodents, broken elevators and sewage problems have been plaguing their apartment building for years, and fixes didn't come until the arrest. —Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government has responded with stop-gap fixes, from a temporary fuel-tax cut to a charm offensive in the Gulf. —Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026

Past fixes, like 2012’s Proposition B, failed in court due to improper negotiations. —Jacob Mitchell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

Many social media posts will tout easy fixes with home items like Epsom salts, eggshells, or coffee grounds. —Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026

Capricorn December 22 – January 19 Practical fixes create shared stability. —Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026

December 22 – January 19 Practical fixes create shared stability. —Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026

Part of the reason is that neither the bugs nor their fixes are cut-and-dry. —Huo Jingnan, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026