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Dictionary: fixed   (fĭkst) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Firmly in position; stationary.
  2. Determined; established; set: at a fixed time; a fixed price.
  3. Not subject to change or variation; constant: pensioners on a fixed income.
  4. Chemistry.
    1. Not readily evaporating; nonvolatile.
    2. Being in a stable, combined form: fixed nitrogen.
    1. Firmly, often dogmatically held: fixed beliefs.
    2. Persistently occurring in the mind; obsessive: a fixed, delusive notion.
  5. Supplied, especially with funds or needs. Often used in combination: a well-fixed bachelor.
  6. Illegally prearranged as to outcome: a fixed election.
fixedly fix'ed·ly (fĭk'sĭd-lē) adv.
fixedness fix'ed·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Firmly in position: immobile, immovable, stationary, steadfast, steady, unmovable, unmoving. See move/halt.
  2. Having distinct limits: definite, determinate, limited. See limited/unlimited.
  3. In a definite and final form; not likely to change: certain, firm1, flat, set1. See change/persist.
  4. On an unwavering course of action: bent, decided, determined, intent, resolute, set1. See decide/hesitate.

Antonyms: fixed
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adj

Definition: intent, resolute; established
Antonyms: flexible, indefinite, irresolute, unestablished, unfixed, variable

adj

Definition: permanent, steady
Antonyms: changeable, impermanent, temporary, unfixed, unsteady

adj

Definition: repaired
Antonyms: broken, damaged, in disrepair, unfixed


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. - Securely placed or fastened or set. adj. - Incapable of being changed or moved or undone; (of a number) having an unchanging value; Unmoving.

pronunciation Everything flows and nothing abides; everything gives way and nothing stays fixed. — Heraclitus

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