- fix
- 1. verb
1)
he fixed my washing machine
Syn:repair, mend, put right, put to rights, get working, restore (to working order); overhaul, service, renovate, recondition2)signs were fixed to utility poles
Syn:fasten, attach, affix, secure; join, connect, couple, link; install, implant, embed; stick, glue, pin, nail, screw, bolt, clamp, clip3)his words are fixed in my memory
Syn:stick, lodge, embed, burned, branded4)his eyes were fixed on the ground
Syn:focus, direct, level, point, train5) informalLaura was fixing her hair
Syn:arrange, put in order, adjust; style, groom, comb, brush; informal do6) informalChris will fix supper
Syn:prepare, cook, make, get; informal rustle up, whip up7)let's fix a date for the meeting
Syn:decide on, select, choose, resolve on; determine, settle, set, arrange, establish, allot; designate, name, appoint, specify8)chemicals are used to fix the dye
Syn:make permanent, make fast, set9) informalthe fight was fixed
Syn:rig, arrange fraudulently; tamper with, influence; informal fiddle10) informaldon't tell anybody, or I'll fix you!
Syn:get one's revenge on, avenge oneself on, get even with, get back at, take reprisals against, punish, deal with; sort someone out11)the cat has been fixed
Syn:castrate, neuter, geld, spay, desex, sterilize; informal doctor, alter2. noun, informal1)they are in a bit of a fix
Syn:predicament, plight, difficulty, awkward situation, corner, tight spot; mess, mare's nest, dire straits; informal pickle, jam, hole, scrape, bind, sticky situation2)he needed his fix
Syn:dose; informal hit3)a quick fix for the coal industry
Syn:solution, answer, resolution, way out, remedy, cure, placebo; informal magic bullet, band-aid solution4)the result was a complete fix
Syn:fraud, swindle, trick, charade, sham; informal setup, fiddle•- fix up
Thesaurus of popular words. 2014.