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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

fixed Related Forms
fix′·edly (fik′sid lē) adverb fix′·ed·ness noun
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.

fixed Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • not: Social systems are not fixed and unchanging, even when they are relatively stable.
  • easily: Causes 1 to 3 are easily Fixed and do not warrant further discussion.

Modifies a noun

  • asset: Fixed assets used by the charity should be briefly described, eg desktop computer, or make of motor vehicle.
  • penalty: Can I be dealt with by fixed penalty without having to go to court?
  • bug: Check out the changes list for all new features and fixed bugs.
  • contract: I am on a fixed term contract - am I affected?
  • notice: A senior officer has been asked to report on the feasibility of using fixed penalty notices in London.
  • mortgage: Fixed rate mortgage: the interest rate is fixed at the start of the mortgage.

Used with adjective complement

  • assign: Can I assign fixed IP addresses to some computers on my network?
  • get: All in all a very unstable gadget that spends more time getting fixed than working.
  • include: Our product range includes fixed, capped, cashback, tracker and discounted rate mortgages.
  • keep: In the prescribed case mean soil moisture contents for July from a UM integration are used and kept fixed throughout the run.
  • act: Learning objects tend to act as fixed ' chunks ' .
fixed Quotes

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

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