Antonyms for fixed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fikst
Phonetic Transcription : fɪkst


Definition of fixed

Origin :
  • "position from which it is difficult to move," 1809, American English, from fix (v.). Meaning "dose of narcotic" is from 1934, shortened from fix-up (1867, originally in reference to liquor).
  • adj permanent, steady
  • adj intent, resolute; established
  • adj repaired
Example sentences :
  • Mrs. Van Geist fixed her niece with a sudden look of suspicion.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • She threw herself on the wide divan, and he fixed pillows under her head.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • And this ideal of equality and individuality was fixed in the American mind.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • We have exacted from him what is at variance with the fixed Chinese policy of ages.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Why, as I often say to myself, was such a man as this Solmes fixed upon?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • It was immediately observed, that his attention was fixed on me.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • His eyes were fixed on his father, and there was a great tenderness in their depths.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Mr. Schwitter's eyes were fixed on the window, which looked back on the McKee yard.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • She realized that neither of them had spoken, and that K.'s eyes were fixed on her.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Tenancy at a fixed rental is preferred, as less complicated and troublesome.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

Synonyms for fixed

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