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fixnoun a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escapewhat a fix we're in! bind, box, catch-22, corner, dilemma, hole, impasse, jackpot(chiefly West), jam, mire, pickle, predicament, quagmire, rabbit hole, rattrap, spot, sticky wicket, swamp difficulty, nodehot water, souppinch, plight, quandary, scrape, troubledeadlock, halt, logjam, stalemate, standstillclutch, crisis, crossroad, emergency, exigency, juncture, strait kettle of fish something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decisioncaught the judge on video accepting the fix from the mob boss backhander(British), boodle, bribe, cumshaw, sop baksheesh, kickback, payoffslush fundincentive, incitement, instigation, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulation, stimulusboost, encouragement, goad, inducementallurement, bait, enticement, lure, seduction, temptation, turn-onflattery, persuasiondecoy, snare, trap an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of somethingwhat's your fix on the military situation over there? appraisal, appraisement, assessment, estimate, estimation, evaluation, judgment(or judgement), value judgment aperçu, feeling, impression, notion, perceptionconfidence, faith, stock, trustbelief, conviction, mind, persuasion, sentiment, viewconjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory fixverbto arrange something in a certain spot or positionfixed my hair so that it would stop falling in my eyes depose, deposit, dispose, emplace, lay, place, position, put, set, set up, situate, stick move, rearrange, reorder, shiftorientestablish, locate, plant, settleclap, flop, plank, plop, plump, plunk(or plonk), plunk down, slapensconce, nicheassemble, collectcarryberth, parkaffix, anchor, lock, lodge, wedgearray, lay out, line up, queue, rankset down relocate, remove, takebanishdislodge, displace, replace, supersede, supplant to cause (something) to hold to anotherfirst, you need to fix those pieces of wood together affix, attach, bend, fasten adhere, bolt, cinch, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clip, glue, hang, harness, hasp, lace, lash, latch, nail, paste, pin, plaster, rivet, screw, shackle, staple, stick, strap, tack, tackle, tie, toggle, yokecoapt, connect, join, link, unitereaffix, reattach, refasten, refix, resecurebatten, belay, button, do up detach, undo, unfasten, unhook break up, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, part, separate, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyokeloose, loosenunbind, unfix, unlash, untie to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details ofmake sure to fix the number of guests with the bride's family before drawing up a list of people from the groom's side agree (on), arrange, decide, set, settle contract, pledge, promiseblueprint, calculate, chart, concert, design, draft, frame, hammer out, intrigue, lay out, maneuver, map (out), plan, program(also programme), schematize, scheme, shape, square away, work outchoose, conclude, determine, figure, opt, resolveaffirm, approve, authorize, clear, confirm, OK(or okay), sanction, warrantclose, complete, end, finalize, finish, round (off or out), wind up, wrap upbargain, chaffer, deal, dicker, haggle, horse-trade, negotiate dispose of abort, call, call off, drop, recall, repeal, rescind, revokediffer (over), disagree (with)counter, debate, object, oppose, protest, resistcontest, dispute to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authorityhave we fixed a day for the party yet? appoint, designate, name, set adopt, assign, choose, determine, establish, opt (for), pick, pin (down), prefer, select, settle, single (out), specifyarrange, coordinate, orchestrateadvertise, announce, declare, publish to make ready in advancewould you mind fixing dinner tonight? fit, groom, lay, prep, prepare, ready brace, fortify, gird, steelbatten, gather, gear up, mounteducate, indoctrinate, instruct, school, train, tutorboot (up), primearrange, set, spreadarm, equip, forearm, furnish, outfit, provide, supplyincline, predisposedraft, draw up, framewarm (up) to put into good shape or working order againhave to fix the car before we can go doctor, mend, patch, recondition, renovate, repair, revamp fix up, furbish, overhaul, rebuild, reconstruct, refurbishaid, cure, heal, helpcondition, prepare, readycare (for), maintain, servicefreshen, refresh, refreshen, regenerate, rejuvenate, renew, restore, revitalize, reviveadjust, correct, modify, rectify, redress, reform, rightameliorate, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate blemish, break, damage, deface, disfigure, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, ruin, spoil, vandalize, wreckcripple, disable, maim, mangle, mutilate to put securely in place or in a desired positionfixed the mittens to the child's snowsuit anchor, catch, clamp, fasten, hitch, moor, secure, set embed(also imbed), entrench(also intrench), implant, ingrain(also engrain), lodge, stuff, wedge loose, loosen, unfasten, unfix, unloose, unloosen extract, prize, pry, pull, root (out), tear (out), uproot, wrest, yank to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matterthe image of what Santa Claus looks like is solidly fixed in our minds bed, embed(also imbed), enroot, entrench(also intrench), impact, implant, ingrain(also engrain), lodge, root imbue, infuse, instillbeat (into), drive (into)establish, place, put, settle, stick dislodge, root (out), uproot eliminate, eradicateeject, expeldetach, disconnect, disengage, remove to remove the sex organs ofthe animal shelter requires a pledge from the adoptive owner that they will have their new pet fixed to restore to a healthy conditionit took surgery and months of physical therapy to completely fix her bum knee cure, heal, mend, rehab, rehabilitate, set up attend (to), care (for), doctor, medicate, minister (to), nurse, physic, treatfortify, rejuvenate, renew, resuscitate, revitalize, revivealleviate, relieve, remedy, repair cripple, damage, disable, harm, hurt, impair, injure, lacerate, lame, maim, mangle, mutilate, woundafflict, ail, debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, lay up, sap, sicken, waste, weaken v.fasten, fix, attach, affix mean to make something stay firmly in place.fasten implies an action such as tying, buttoning, nailing, locking, or otherwise securing.fasten the reins to a post fix usually implies a driving in, implanting, or embedding.fixed the stake in the ground attach suggests a connecting or uniting by a bond, link, or tie in order to keep things together.attach the W-2 form here affix implies an imposing of one thing on another by gluing, impressing, or nailing.affix your address label here in the 14th century |