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fixed definition

fixed (fikst)

adjective

  1. firmly placed or attached; not movable
  2. established; settled; set a fixed price
  3. steady; unmoving; resolute a fixed purpose
  4. remaining in the same position relative to the earth a fixed satellite
  5. persisting obstinately in the mind and tending to control the thoughts and actions; obsessive a fixed idea
  6. Chem.
    1. nonvolatile, as a vegetable oil
    2. incorporated into a stable compound from its free state, as atmospheric nitrogen
    3. permanently held, as a fabric dye
  7. ☆ Informal supplied with something needed, specif. money comfortably fixed for life
  8. ☆ Slang with the outcome dishonestly arranged beforehand a fixed race

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fixed Synonyms

fixed

modif.

  1. Firm

    solid, rigid, immovable, settled; see established 1, firm 1.

  2. Repaired

    mended, in order, in working order; see repaired.

  3. *Prearranged

    arranged, planned, precontrived, predesigned, preordered, rigged*, packed*, put-up*, set-up*, in the bag*, framed*. *

    Antonyms unexpected*, surprising*, unplanned.


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fixed Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • not: Social systems are not fixed and unchanging, even when they are relatively stable.

Modifies a noun

  • asset: Fixed assets used by the charity should be briefly described, eg desktop computer, or make of motor vehicle.

Used with adjective complement

  • assign: Can I assign fixed IP addresses to some computers on my network?
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fixed quotes

In sculpture, did ever anybody call the Apollo a fancy piece? Or say of the Laocoo«  n how it might be made different? A masterpiece of art has in the mind a fixed place in the chain of being, as much as a plant or a crystal.

-Emerson, RalphWaldo

The aimof everyartist istoarrest motion, which islife, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.

-Faulkner,William Harrison

After weeks of watching the roof leak I fixed it tonight by moving a single board.

-Snyder, Gary Sherman

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