v. 1 affix, pin, fasten, make fast, attach, secure, stick, connect, link, tie, couple, clasp, clamp, rivet, cement, weld, fuse Fix this sign to the door 2 establish, set, settle, agree to, determine, organize, stabilize, firm up, solidify, decide, conclude, arrive at, define, specify, resolve, arrange, install or instal, institute The new limits must be fixed by tomorrow 3 repair, mend, fix up, remedy, rectify, correct, emend, adjust, patch (up), regulate, put or set to rights, doctor, straighten out My watch is at the jeweller's being fixed 4 hold, fasten, focus, direct, level, rivet, concentrate, freeze; fixate He fixed his attention on the ice-cream 5 hold, rivet, spellbind, mesmerize, hypnotize, fascinate, freeze, immobilize She fixed him with a baleful stare 6 concentrate, focus Fix your thoughts on how we're going to get out of here 7 harden, congeal, thicken, set, consolidate, solidify, rigidify, become rigid, stiffen, freeze Mould the clay before it becomes fixed 8 establish, set, settle, organize, install or instal, situate, locate, position, place Her family is comfortably fixed 9 impose, assign, allocate, attribute, ascribe, specify, pin, attach, fasten, establish They tried to fix the responsibility for the accident 10 settle, set, stabilize, freeze, solidify The introduction and spread of printing fixed many spellings 11 bribe, suborn, buy (off), corrupt, influence, manipulate, Colloq grease (someone's) palm He attempted to fix a judge 12 arrange, prearrange, predetermine, set up, contrive, Colloq fiddle, pull strings, rig We knew the winner as they had fixed the race 13 desexualize, desex, alter, cut; castrate, emasculate, see to, eunuchize, geld, caponize; spay, oophorectomize, ovariectomize Animals that have been fixed are usually more tractable 14 retaliate against, wreak vengeance on, hit or strike or get back at, get even with, even the score with, make reprisal against, avenge oneself against, take revenge or retribution on or against, repay, pay back, Colloq settle (someone's) hash, cook (someone's) goose, sort (some) out I'll fix him for tattling to the teacher! 15 fix on or upon decide (on or upon), set, agree (on or upon), choose, select, settle (on), determine, finalize We can't fix on a date till we know David's schedule 16 fix up. a furnish, supply, provide, accommodate, set up, Brit lay on Her mother fixed her up with a nice young man Can you fix me up with a room for the night? b (re)decorate, furnish, renovate, restore, furbish, refurbish; straighten out or up, organize, do up, set up I like the way you've fixed up the basement Please fix up your room before the guests arrive. c clear up, resolve, reconcile, sort out, settle Have they fixed up their differences yet? d repair, patch (up) Fix up my car so it will run at least till I get home
n. 17 dilemma, predicament, difficulty, corner, double bind, catch-22, quandary, mess, (bad) situation, strait(s), Colloq pickle, jam, hole, (tight or tough) spot, pinch, US bind You could help me get out of a terrible fix 18 arrangement, prearrangement, fiddle; bribery, subornation; Slang chiefly US and Canadian set-up The fix is on for her to win at roulette