ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Fixed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /fɪkst/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Fixed is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of fix.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of fix.

More Meanings

  1. Attached; affixed.
  2. Unable to move; unmovable.
  3. Unable to change or vary.
  4. Unlikely to change; stable.
  5. Supplied with what one needs.
  6. (law, of sound) Recorded on a permanent medium.
  7. (dialectal, informal) Surgically rendered sterile (e.g. spayed, neutered, or castrated).

Example Sentences

fixed assets
How are you fixed for money?
He looked at me with a fixed glare.
I work fixed hours for a fixed salary.

Synonyms for fixed

Depending on context, synonyms include bound, connected, joined, immobile, unmoveable, unmovable.

Antonyms for fixed

Common opposites include mobile, moveable, movable, ambulatory, kinetic, motile.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unchangeable, unadjustable, immobile, nonmoving, unmoving, rigid.

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