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down" ], "near antonyms":[ "glance", "glimpse", "peek", "peep", "browse", "dip (into)", "scan", "wink (at)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fixate (on or upon)":{ "as in brood (about or over) , obsess (about or over)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brood (about or over)", "obsess (about or over)", "cleave (to)", "cling (to)", "hug", "stick (to)", "carry", "keep", "maintain", "preserve", "remember", "retain", "treasure", "cultivate", "foster", "nurture", "support", "sustain", "bear", "cherish", "entertain", "harbor", "have", "hold", "nurse" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "drop", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "abjure", "decline", "deny", "disdain", "refuse", "reject", "repudiate", "scorn", "abandon", "desert", "discard", "forsake", "give up", "part (with)", "quit", "renounce", "throw out", "erase", "expunge" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fixate (on)":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fixation":{ "something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers" ], "near antonyms":[ "apathy", "disinterestedness", "disregard", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern", "unconcernedness" ], "related":[ "monomania", "complex", "hang-up", "problem", "trip", "appetite", "caco\u00ebthes", "compulsion", "craving", "desire", "drive", "enthusiasm", "fascination", "hankering", "hunger", "infatuation", "itch", "longing", "lust", "passion", "pining", "thirst", "urge", "yearning", "yen", "idiosyncrasy", "quirk", "bent", "disposition", "inclination", "leaning", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency" ], "synonyms":[ "fetish", "fetich", "id\u00e9e fixe", "mania", "obsession", "preoccupation", "prepossession" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fixing":{ "as in repair , repairing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mending", "repair", "repairing", "amendment", "correction", "rectification", "reform", "adjustment", "alteration", "change", "difference", "modification", "tweak", "overhaul", "reconstruction", "reconversion", "redesign", "redo", "redoing", "refashioning", "reformation", "remaking", "remodeling", "revamping", "review", "revise", "revision", "reworking", "variation", "changeover", "conversion", "metamorphosis", "transfiguration", "transformation", "shift", "transition", "deformation", "disfigurement", "distortion", "mutation", "transmutation", "displacement", "replacement", "substitution", "supplantation" ], "near antonyms":[ "fixation", "stabilization" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to arrange something in a certain spot or position":{ "examples":[ "fixed my hair so that it would stop falling in my eyes" ], "synonyms":[ "deposing", "depositing", "disposing", "emplacing", "laying", "placing", "positioning", "putting", "setting", "setting up", "situating", "sticking" ], "near synonyms":[ "moving", "rearranging", "reordering", "shifting", "orienting", "establishing", "locating", "planting", "settling", "clapping", "flopping", "planking", "plopping", "plumping", "plunking", "plonking", "plunking down", "plonking down", "slapping", "ensconcing", "niching", "assembling", "collecting", "carrying", "berthing", "parking", "affixing", "anchoring", "locking", "lodging", "wedging", "arraying", "laying out", "lining up", "queuing", "queueing", "ranking", "setting down" ], "near antonyms":[ "relocating", "removing", "taking", "banishing", "dislodging", "displacing", "replacing", "superseding", "supplanting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (something) to hold to another":{ "examples":[ "first, you need to fix those pieces of wood together" ], "synonyms":[ "affixing", "attaching", "bending", "fastening" ], "near synonyms":[ "adhering", "bolting", "cinching", "clamping", "clasping", "clenching", "clinching", "clipping", "gluing", "glueing", "hanging", "harnessing", "hasping", "lacing", "lashing", "latching", "nailing", "pasting", "pinning", "plastering", "riveting", "screwing", "shackling", "stapling", "sticking", "strapping", "tacking", "tackling", "toggling", "tying", "tieing", "yoking", "coapting", "connecting", "joining", "linking", "uniting", "reaffixing", "reattaching", "refastening", "refixing", "resecuring", "battening", "belaying", "buttoning", "doing up" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaking up", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking", "loosening", "loosing", "unbinding", "unfixing", "unlashing", "untying", "untieing" ], "antonyms":[ "detaching", "undoing", "unfastening", "unhooking" ] }, "to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of":{ "examples":[ "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":[ "agreeing (on)", "arranging", "deciding", "setting", "settling" ], "near synonyms":[ "contracting", "pledging", "promising", "blueprinting", "calculating", "charting", "concerting", "designing", "drafting", "framing", "hammering out", "intriguing", "laying out", "maneuvering", "mapping (out)", "planning", "programming", "programing", "schematizing", "scheming", "shaping", "squaring away", "working out", "choosing", "concluding", "determining", "figuring", "opting", "resolving", "affirming", "approving", "authorizing", "clearing", "confirming", "OK'ing", "okaying", "sanctioning", "warranting", "closing", "completing", "ending", "finalizing", "finishing", "rounding (off or out)", "winding up", "wrapping up", "bargaining", "chaffering", "dealing", "dickering", "haggling", "horse-trading", "negotiating" ], "near antonyms":[ "aborting", "calling", "calling off", "dropping", "recalling", "repealing", "rescinding", "revoking", "differing (over)", "disagreeing (with)", "countering", "debating", "objecting", "opposing", "protesting", "resisting", "contesting", "disputing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority":{ "examples":[ "have we fixed a day for the party yet?" ], "synonyms":[ "appointing", "designating", "naming", "setting" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopting", "assigning", "choosing", "determining", "establishing", "opting (for)", "picking", "pinning (down)", "preferring", "selecting", "settling", "singling (out)", "specifying", "arranging", "coordinating", "orchestrating", "advertising", "announcing", "declaring", "publishing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make ready in advance":{ "examples":[ "would you mind fixing dinner tonight?" ], "synonyms":[ "fitting", "grooming", "laying", "preparing", "prepping", "readying" ], "near synonyms":[ "bracing", "fortifying", "girding", "steeling", "battening", "gathering", "gearing up", "mounting", "educating", "indoctrinating", "instructing", "schooling", "training", "tutoring", "booting (up)", "priming", "arranging", "setting", "spreading", "arming", "equipping", "forearming", "furnishing", "outfitting", "providing", "supplying", "inclining", "predisposing", "drafting", "drawing up", "framing", "warming (up)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into good shape or working order again":{ "examples":[ "have to fix the car before we can go" ], "synonyms":[ "doctoring", "mending", "patching", "reconditioning", "renovating", "repairing", "revamping" ], "near synonyms":[ "fixing up", "furbishing", "overhauling", "rebuilding", "reconstructing", "refurbishing", "aiding", "curing", "healing", "helping", "conditioning", "preparing", "readying", "caring (for)", "maintaining", "servicing", "freshening", "refreshening", "refreshing", "regenerating", "rejuvenating", "renewing", "restoring", "revitalizing", "reviving", "adjusting", "correcting", "modifying", "rectifying", "redressing", "reforming", "righting", "ameliorating", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishing", "breaking", "damaging", "defacing", "disfiguring", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "marring", "ruining", "spoiling", "vandalizing", "wrecking", "crippling", "disabling", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put securely in place or in a desired position":{ "examples":[ "fixed the mittens to the child's snowsuit" ], "synonyms":[ "anchoring", "catching", "clamping", "fastening", "hitching", "mooring", "securing", "setting" ], "near synonyms":[ "embedding", "imbedding", "entrenching", "intrenching", "implanting", "ingraining", "engraining", "lodging", "stuffing", "wedging" ], "near antonyms":[ "extracting", "prizing", "prying", "pulling", "rooting (out)", "tearing (out)", "uprooting", "wresting", "yanking" ], "antonyms":[ "loosening", "loosing", "unfastening", "unfixing", "unloosening", "unloosing" ] }, "to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{ "examples":[ "the image of what Santa Claus looks like is solidly fixed in our minds" ], "synonyms":[ "bedding", "embedding", "imbedding", "enrooting", "entrenching", "intrenching", "impacting", "implanting", "ingraining", "engraining", "lodging", "rooting" ], "near synonyms":[ "imbuing", "infusing", "instilling", "beating (into)", "driving (into)", "establishing", "placing", "putting", "settling", "sticking" ], "near antonyms":[ "eliminating", "eradicating", "ejecting", "expelling", "detaching", "disconnecting", "disengaging", "removing" ], "antonyms":[ "dislodging", "rooting (out)", "uprooting" ] }, "to remove the sex organs of":{ "examples":[ "the animal shelter requires a pledge from the adoptive owner that they will have their new pet fixed" ], "synonyms":[ "altering", "desexing", "neutering" ], "near synonyms":[ "castrating", "emasculating", "gelding", "spaying", "sterilizing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to restore to a healthy condition":{ "examples":[ "it took surgery and months of physical therapy to completely fix her bum knee" ], "synonyms":[ "curing", "healing", "mending", "rehabbing", "rehabilitating", "setting up" ], "near synonyms":[ "attending (to)", "caring (for)", "doctoring", "medicating", "ministering (to)", "nursing", "physicking", "treating", "fortifying", "rejuvenating", "renewing", "resuscitating", "revitalizing", "reviving", "alleviating", "relieving", "remedying", "repairing" ], "near antonyms":[ "crippling", "damaging", "disabling", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "lacerating", "laming", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating", "wounding", "afflicting", "ailing", "debilitating", "enervating", "enfeebling", "laying up", "sapping", "sickening", "wasting", "weakening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fixations":{ "something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned":{ "examples":[ "their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers" ], "synonyms":[ "fetishes", "fetiches", "id\u00e9es fixes", "manias", "obsessions", "preoccupations", "prepossessions" ], "near synonyms":[ "monomanias", "complexes", "hang-ups", "problems", "trips", "appetites", "caco\u00ebtheses", "compulsions", "cravings", "desires", "drives", "enthusiasms", "fascinations", "hungers", "infatuations", "itches", "longings", "lusts", "passions", "thirsts", "urges", "yearnings", "yens", "idiosyncrasies", "quirks", "bents", "dispositions", "inclinations", "leanings", "partialities", "penchants", "predilections", "predispositions", "proclivities", "propensities", "tendencies" ], "near antonyms":[ "apathies", "disregards", "indifferences", "insouciances", "nonchalances" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fixes up":{ "as in rebuilds , overhauls":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "furbishes", "overhauls", "rebuilds", "reconstructs", "refurbishes", "doctors", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "reconditions", "renovates", "repairs", "revamps", "aids", "cures", "heals", "helps", "conditions", "prepares", "readies", "cares (for)", "maintains", "services", "freshens", "refreshens", "refreshes", "regenerates", "rejuvenates", "renews", "restores", "revitalizes", "revives", "adjusts", "corrects", "modifies", "rectifies", "redresses", "reforms", "rights", "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "breaks", "damages", "defaces", "disfigures", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "mars", "ruins", "spoils", "vandalizes", "wrecks", "cripples", "disables", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fixated":{ "as in obsessed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "obsessed", "irrational", "unreasonable", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "wud", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "restless", "skittish", "tense", "anxious", "bothered", "distressed", "overanxious", "uneasy", "unquiet", "unsettled", "worried", "high-strung", "unstable", "uptight", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic" ], "near antonyms":[ "unneurotic", "relaxed", "relieved", "tranquilized", "tranquillized", "collected", "composed", "cool", "coolheaded", "equal", "level", "limpid", "peaceful", "placid", "possessed", "recollected", "sedate", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "serene", "smooth", "together", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unruffled", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried", "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to look at or think about something constantly; to give all of your attention to something \u2014 usually + on or upon":{ "examples":[ "The cat was fixated on a small hole in the wall.", "Why do journalists fixate on scandals?" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "considered", "eyed", "observed", "regarded", "watched", "blinked", "gaped", "gawked", "gawped", "gazed", "goggled", "peered", "rubbernecked", "stared", "glared", "gloated", "glowered", "leered", "ogled", "perused", "pored (over)", "studied", "outfaced", "outstared", "stared down" ], "near antonyms":[ "glanced", "glimpsed", "peeked", "peeped", "browsed", "dipped (into)", "scanned", "winked (at)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "fixating (on or upon)":{ "as in brooding (about or over) , obsessing (about or over)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brooding (about or over)", "obsessing (about or over)", "cleaving (to)", "clinging (to)", "hugging", "sticking (to)", "carrying", "keeping", "maintaining", "preserving", "remembering", "retaining", "treasuring", "cultivating", "fostering", "nurturing", "supporting", "sustaining", "bearing", "cherishing", "entertaining", "harboring", "having", "holding", "nursing" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarding", "dropping", "forgetting", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "abjuring", "declining", "denying", "disdaining", "refusing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "scorning", "abandoning", "deserting", "discarding", "forsaking", "giving up", "parting (with)", "quitting", "renouncing", "throwing out", "erasing", "expunging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "fixated (on)":{ "as in obsessed (over)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "obsessed (over)", "attended", "heeded", "minded", "refocused", "aimed", "directed", "homed (in on)", "honed in (on)", "leveled", "levelled", "nailed", "pointed", "set", "zeroed (in on)", "centered", "concentrated", "fastened", "focused", "focussed", "riveted", "trained" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fixating":{ "to look at or think about something constantly; to give all of your attention to something \u2014 usually + on or upon":{ "examples":[ "The cat was fixated on a small hole in the wall.", "Why do journalists fixate on scandals?" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "considering", "eyeing", "eying", "observing", "regarding", "watching", "blinking", "gaping", "gawking", "gawping", "gazing", "goggling", "peering", "rubbernecking", "staring", "glaring", "gloating", "glowering", "leering", "ogling", "perusing", "poring (over)", "studying", "outfacing", "outstaring", "staring down" ], "near antonyms":[ "glancing", "glimpsing", "peeking", "peeping", "browsing", "dipping (into)", "scanning", "winking (at)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fixing(s)":{ "as in topping , garnish":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "garnish", "topping", "condiment", "relish", "seasoning", "dip", "marinade", "dressing", "gravy", "sauce" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fixates":{ "to look at or think about something constantly; to give all of your attention to something \u2014 usually + on or upon":{ "examples":[ "The cat was fixated on a small hole in the wall.", "Why do journalists fixate on scandals?" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "considers", "eyes", "observes", "regards", "watches", "blinks", "gapes", "gawks", "gawps", "gazes", "goggles", "peers", "rubbernecks", "stares", "glares", "gloats", "glowers", "leers", "ogles", "peruses", "pores (over)", "studies", "outfaces", "outstares", "stares down" ], "near antonyms":[ "glances", "glimpses", "peeks", "peeps", "browses", "dips (into)", "scans", "winks (at)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fixing up":{ "as in rebuilding , overhauling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "furbishing", "overhauling", "rebuilding", "reconstructing", "refurbishing", "doctoring", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "reconditioning", "renovating", "repairing", "revamping", "aiding", "curing", "healing", "helping", "conditioning", "preparing", "readying", "caring (for)", "maintaining", "servicing", "freshening", "refreshening", "refreshing", "regenerating", "rejuvenating", "renewing", "restoring", "revitalizing", "reviving", "adjusting", "correcting", "modifying", "rectifying", "redressing", "reforming", "righting", "ameliorating", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishing", "breaking", "damaging", "defacing", "disfiguring", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "marring", "ruining", "spoiling", "vandalizing", "wrecking", "crippling", "disabling", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fixedly":{ "as in rigidly , determinedly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decidedly", "determinedly", "directly", "emphatically", "fast", "intensively", "intently", "purposefully", "resolutely", "rigidly", "smartly", "solidly", "soundly", "squarely", "steadfastly", "steadily", "surely", "actively", "animatedly", "briskly", "crisply", "eagerly", "gamely", "heartily", "lustily", "snappily", "spiritedly", "spunkily", "vivaciously", "aggressively", "assertively", "manfully", "potently", "fiercely", "hammer and tongs", "robustly", "roughshod", "sharply", "vehemently", "violently", "dynamically", "energetically", "explosively", "firmly", "forcefully", "forcibly", "hard", "mightily", "muscularly", "powerfully", "roundly", "stiffly", "stoutly", "strenuously", "strongly", "sturdily", "vigorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "feebly", "gently", "softly", "weakly", "delicately", "faintly", "frailly", "shakily", "bloodlessly", "halfheartedly", "languidly", "lazily", "listlessly", "spiritlessly", "impotently", "ineffectively", "ineffectually", "lamely", "nervelessly", "spinelessly", "uncertainly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "fixedness":{ "the state of continuing without change":{ "examples":[ "wasn't comfortable with the fixedness of her stare" ], "synonyms":[ "changelessness", "constancy", "immutability", "immutableness", "invariability", "stability", "steadiness", "unchangeableness" ], "near synonyms":[ "consistency", "regularity", "sameness", "uniformity", "durability", "enduringness", "lastingness", "permanence" ], "near antonyms":[ "aperiodicity", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "irregularity", "unevenness", "caducity", "evanescence", "impermanence" ], "antonyms":[ "capriciousness", "changeability", "changeableness", "fickleness", "instability", "mutability", "unpredictability", "unsteadiness", "variability", "variableness", "volatileness", "volatility" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fixes":{ "to arrange something in a certain spot or position":{ "examples":[ "fixed my hair so that it would stop falling in my eyes" ], "synonyms":[ "deposes", "deposits", "disposes", "emplaces", "lays", "places", "positions", "puts", "sets", "sets up", "situates", "sticks" ], "near synonyms":[ "moves", "rearranges", "reorders", "shifts", "orients", "establishes", "locates", "plants", "settles", "claps", "flops", "planks", "plops", "plumps", "plunks", "plonks", "plunks down", "slaps", "ensconces", "niches", "assembles", "collects", "carries", "berths", "parks", "affixes", "anchors", "locks", "lodges", "wedges", "arrays", "lays out", "lines up", "queues", "ranks", "sets down" ], "near antonyms":[ "relocates", "removes", "takes", "banishes", "dislodges", "displaces", "replaces", "supersedes", "supplants" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (something) to hold to another":{ "examples":[ "first, you need to fix those pieces of wood together" ], "synonyms":[ "affixes", "attaches", "bends", "fastens" ], "near synonyms":[ "adheres", "bolts", "cinches", "clamps", "clasps", "clenches", "clinches", "clips", "glues", "hangs", "harnesses", "hasps", "laces", "lashes", "latches", "nails", "pastes", "pins", "plasters", "rivets", "screws", "shackles", "staples", "sticks", "straps", "tackles", "tacks", "ties", "toggles", "yokes", "coapts", "connects", "joins", "links", "unites", "reaffixes", "reattaches", "refastens", "refixes", "resecures", "battens", "belays", "buttons", "does up" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaks up", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes", "loosens", "looses", "unbinds", "unfixes", "unlashes", "unties" ], "antonyms":[ "detaches", "undoes", "unfastens", "unhooks" ] }, "to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of":{ "examples":[ "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":[ "agrees (on)", "arranges", "decides", "sets", "settles" ], "near synonyms":[ "contracts", "pledges", "promises", "blueprints", "calculates", "charts", "concerts", "designs", "drafts", "frames", "hammers out", "intrigues", "lays out", "maneuvers", "maps (out)", "plans", "programs", "programmes", "schematizes", "schemes", "shapes", "squares away", "works out", "chooses", "concludes", "determines", "figures", "opts", "resolves", "affirms", "approves", "authorizes", "clears", "confirms", "OKs", "okays", "sanctions", "warrants", "closes", "completes", "ends", "finalizes", "finishes", "rounds (off or out)", "winds up", "wraps up", "bargains", "chaffers", "deals", "dickers", "haggles", "horse-trades", "negotiates" ], "near antonyms":[ "aborts", "calls", "calls off", "drops", "recalls", "repeals", "rescinds", "revokes", "differs (over)", "disagrees (with)", "counters", "debates", "objects", "opposes", "protests", "resists", "contests", "disputes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority":{ "examples":[ "have we fixed a day for the party yet?" ], "synonyms":[ "appoints", "designates", "names", "sets" ], "near synonyms":[ "adopts", "assigns", "chooses", "determines", "establishes", "opts (for)", "picks", "pins (down)", "prefers", "selects", "settles", "singles (out)", "specifies", "arranges", "coordinates", "orchestrates", "advertises", "announces", "declares", "publishes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make ready in advance":{ "examples":[ "would you mind fixing dinner tonight?" ], "synonyms":[ "fits", "grooms", "lays", "prepares", "preps", "readies" ], "near synonyms":[ "braces", "fortifies", "girds", "steels", "battens", "gathers", "gears up", "mounts", "educates", "indoctrinates", "instructs", "schools", "trains", "tutors", "boots (up)", "primes", "arranges", "sets", "spreads", "arms", "equips", "forearms", "furnishes", "outfits", "provides", "supplies", "inclines", "predisposes", "drafts", "draws up", "frames", "warms (up)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into good shape or working order again":{ "examples":[ "have to fix the car before we can go" ], "synonyms":[ "doctors", "mends", "patches", "reconditions", "renovates", "repairs", "revamps" ], "near synonyms":[ "fixes up", "furbishes", "overhauls", "rebuilds", "reconstructs", "refurbishes", "aids", "cures", "heals", "helps", "conditions", "prepares", "readies", "cares (for)", "maintains", "services", "freshens", "refreshens", "refreshes", "regenerates", "rejuvenates", "renews", "restores", "revitalizes", "revives", "adjusts", "corrects", "modifies", "rectifies", "redresses", "reforms", "rights", "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "breaks", "damages", "defaces", "disfigures", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "mars", "ruins", "spoils", "vandalizes", "wrecks", "cripples", "disables", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put securely in place or in a desired position":{ "examples":[ "fixed the mittens to the child's snowsuit" ], "synonyms":[ "anchors", "catches", "clamps", "fastens", "hitches", "moors", "secures", "sets" ], "near synonyms":[ "embeds", "imbeds", "entrenches", "intrenches", "implants", "ingrains", "engrains", "lodges", "stuffs", "wedges" ], "near antonyms":[ "extracts", "pries", "prizes", "pulls", "roots (out)", "tears (out)", "uproots", "wrests", "yanks" ], "antonyms":[ "loosens", "looses", "unfastens", "unfixes", "unloosens", "unlooses" ] }, "to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{ "examples":[ "the image of what Santa Claus looks like is solidly fixed in our minds" ], "synonyms":[ "beds", "embeds", "imbeds", "enroots", "entrenches", "intrenches", "impacts", "implants", "ingrains", "engrains", "lodges", "roots" ], "near synonyms":[ "imbues", "infuses", "instills", "beats (into)", "drives (into)", "establishes", "places", "puts", "settles", "sticks" ], "near antonyms":[ "eliminates", "eradicates", "ejects", "expels", "detaches", "disconnects", "disengages", "removes" ], "antonyms":[ "dislodges", "roots (out)", "uproots" ] }, "to remove the sex organs of":{ "examples":[ "the animal shelter requires a pledge from the adoptive owner that they will have their new pet fixed" ], "synonyms":[ "alters", "desexes", "neuters" ], "near synonyms":[ "castrates", "emasculates", "gelds", "spays", "sterilizes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to restore to a healthy condition":{ "examples":[ "it took surgery and months of physical therapy to completely fix her bum knee" ], "synonyms":[ "cures", "heals", "mends", "rehabilitates", "rehabs", "sets up" ], "near synonyms":[ "attends (to)", "cares (for)", "doctors", "medicates", "ministers (to)", "nurses", "physics", "treats", "fortifies", "rejuvenates", "renews", "resuscitates", "revitalizes", "revives", "alleviates", "relieves", "remedies", "repairs" ], "near antonyms":[ "cripples", "damages", "disables", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "lacerates", "lames", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates", "wounds", "afflicts", "ails", "debilitates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "lays up", "saps", "sickens", "wastes", "weakens" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape":{ "examples":[ "what a fix we're in!" ], "synonyms":[ "binds", "boxes", "catch-22's", "catch-22s", "corners", "dilemmas", "holes", "impasses", "jackpots", "jams", "mires", "pickles", "predicaments", "quagmires", "rabbit holes", "rattraps", "spots", "sticky wickets", "swamps" ], "near synonyms":[ "difficulties", "nodes", "hot waters", "soups", "pinches", "plights", "quandaries", "scrapes", "troubles", "deadlocks", "halts", "logjams", "stalemates", "standstills", "clutches", "crises", "crossroads", "emergencies", "exigencies", "junctures", "straits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision":{ "examples":[ "caught the judge on video accepting the fix from the mob boss" ], "synonyms":[ "backhanders", "boodles", "bribes", "cumshaws", "sops" ], "near synonyms":[ "baksheeshs", "kickbacks", "payoffs", "slush funds", "incentives", "incitements", "instigations", "motivations", "provocations", "spurs", "stimulations", "stimuli", "boosts", "encouragements", "goads", "inducements", "allurements", "baits", "enticements", "lures", "seductions", "temptations", "turn-ons", "flatteries", "persuasions", "decoys", "snares", "traps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{ "examples":[ "what's your fix on the military situation over there?" ], "synonyms":[ "appraisals", "appraisements", "assessments", "estimates", "estimations", "evaluations", "judgments", "judgements", "value judgments" ], "near synonyms":[ "aper\u00e7us", "feelings", "impressions", "notions", "perceptions", "confidences", "faiths", "stocks", "trusts", "beliefs", "convictions", "minds", "persuasions", "sentiments", "views", "conjectures", "guesses", "hunches", "hypotheses", "surmises", "theories" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fixture":{ "a person who has long been associated with a place or activity":{ "examples":[ "has been a fixture in the Republican Party for the last 30 years" ], "synonyms":[ "institution" ], "near synonyms":[ "first lady", "grand old man", "icon", "ikon", "symbol", "dean", "elder statesman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }