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fix* Synonyms

fix*

n.

predicament, dilemma, jam*; see difficulty 1, predicament. See syn. study at predicament.

fix Synonyms

fix

v.

To make firm
plant, implant, secure, attach; see fasten 1.
To prepare a meal
cook, make, heat, get ready; see cook.
To put in order
correct, mend, adjust; see adjust 3, repair.
*To prearrange
precontrive, predesign, preorder, preplan, influence, stack the deck*, frame*, set up*, put up*, rig*, pull wires*; see also bribe.
*To get even with
punish, retaliate, pay back, get*; see revenge.
To decide
determine, settle, conclude, establish; see arrange 2, decide 1.
To harden
solidify, set, thicken; see harden 2.

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Another word for fix

verb

To place securely in a position or condition:
ensconce, establish, install, seat, settle. See put in
To make secure:
anchor, catch, fasten, moor, secure. Idiom: make fast. See move
To join one thing to another:
affix, attach, clip², connect, couple, fasten, moor, secure. See assemble
To become or cause to become stuck or lodged:
catch, lodge, stick. See move
To produce a deep impression of:
engrave, etch, grave³, impress, imprint, inscribe, stamp. See marks
To implant so deeply as to make change nearly impossible:
embed, entrench, fasten, infix, ingrain, lodge, root¹. See move
To set forth expressly and authoritatively:
decree, dictate, impose, lay down, ordain, prescribe. Idioms: call the shots (or tune), lay it on the line. See over
To put into correct or conclusive form:
arrange, conclude, dispose of, settle. See do
To bring about or come to an agreement concerning:
arrange, conclude, negotiate, set¹, settle. See agree
To ascribe (a misdeed or an error, for example) to:
affix, assign, blame, fasten, impute, pin on, place. See give
To restore to proper condition or functioning:
doctor, fix up, mend, overhaul, patch, repair¹, revamp, right. Idiom: set right. See help
To alter for proper functioning:
adjust, regulate, set¹, tune (up). (Music) attune. See change, help
To cause to be ready, as for use, consumption, or a special purpose:
fit¹, make, prepare, prime, ready. See prepared
To render incapable of reproducing sexually:
alter, castrate, geld, neuter, spay, sterilize, unsex. See reproduction, rich
(Informal)
To exact revenge for or from:
avenge, pay back, pay off, redress, repay, requite, vindicate. (Archaic) wreak. Idioms: even the score, get back at, get even with, pay back in kind (or in one's own coin), settle (or square) accounts, take an eye for an eye. See forgiveness
To prearrange the outcome of (a contest) unlawfully:
tamper. Idiom: stack the deck. See crimes

phrasal verb fix up

To improve in appearance, especially by refurbishing:
smarten (up), spruce (up). See better
To restore to proper condition or functioning:
doctor, fix, mend, overhaul, patch, repair¹, revamp, right. Idiom: set right. See help

noun

Money, property, or a favor given, offered, or promised to a person or accepted by a person in a position of trust as an inducement to dishonest behavior:
bribe, graft, payola. (Informal) payoff. (Slang) boodle. See crimes, money, persuasion
A difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition:
box¹, corner, deep water, difficulty, dilemma, Dutch, hole, hot spot, hot water, jam, plight¹, predicament, quagmire, scrape, soup, trouble. (Informal) bind, pickle, spot. See easy