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fix

The word “fix” has 1 syllable: fix

It's pronounced as /fɪks/

What is synonym and antonym for fix?

In the thesaurus, “fix” has 365 synonyms and 99 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fix along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for fix

Antonyms for fix

Meanings of fix

  • noun
    1. A repair or corrective action.
    2. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
    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.
    5. A determination of location.
    6. Fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace).
  • verb
    1. To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
    2. To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
    3. To mend, to repair.
    4. To prepare (food or drink).
    5. To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion.
    6. To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
    7. (sematics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
    8. To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
    9. To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.
    10. To convert into a stable or available form.
    11. To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
    12. To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.

Example Sentences

  • He tried to fix the broken chair before guests arrived.
  • The technician will fix the computer by this afternoon.
  • They need to fix the leaking faucet immediately.
  • She asked someone to fix the error in the report.
  • The update should fix most of the app’s bugs.

On this page you'll find 464 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fix, such as: OK, abort, adhere, adjust, adopt, advertise, affirm.

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