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Fix

/ˈfɪks/

A repair or corrective action.

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📖 Definitions of "Fix"

noun

1
A repair or corrective action.
"That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's."
2
A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
"It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!"
3
A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
4
A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.

verb

1
To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
2
To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
"A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board."
3
To mend, to repair.
"That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it."
4
To prepare (food or drink).
"She fixed dinner for the kids."

🔄 Synonyms of "Fix"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
setverb	(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
secureverb	Free from attack or danger; protected.
poseverb	(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
muddlenoun	To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
determineverb	To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
holenoun	A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
makeverb	(transitive) To create.
mendverb	(transitive) To physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged).
positverb	To assume the existence of; to postulate.
locationnoun	A particular point or place in physical space.
reparationnoun	(usually in the plural) A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s).
prepareverb	(transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
specifyverb	(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
jamnoun	(less common in the US) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
getverb	(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
repairnoun	To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
messnoun	a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
restoreverb	(transitive) To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
picklenoun	(chiefly US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
readyverb	Prepared for immediate action or use.
doctornoun	A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK.
fixateverb	(intransitive) To attend to something to the exclusion of all others. [with on]
depositnoun	(banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
bushelnoun	A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
situateverb	(transitive) To place on or into a physical location.

↔️ Antonyms of "Fix"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
breakverb	(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
bustnoun	(transitive, colloquial, chiefly US) To break.
unfastenverb	(transitive) To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fix"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
fastenverb	(ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.
holeverb	(transitive) To make holes in (an object or surface).
sterilizeverb	(transitive, biology) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.
touch onverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To mention briefly; to cursorily discuss.
setverb	(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
desexverb	(transitive) To remove another's sexual characteristics or functions, often via physical sterilization.
muddleverb	To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
situateverb	(transitive) To place on or into a physical location.
messverb	(transitive, often used with "up") To make untidy or dirty.
determineverb	To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
makeverb	(transitive) To create.
desexualizeverb	(transitive) To divest of sexual attributes; to render conceptually asexual.
doctorverb	(transitive) To act as a medical doctor to.
mendverb	(transitive) To physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged).
cookverb	(ambitransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients.
getverb	(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
locationnoun	A particular point or place in physical space.
mendingnoun	The act by which something is mended or repaired.
kettle of fishnoun	(idiomatic) An awkward situation.
repairverb	To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.