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   fixed

   /fɪkst/

   adjective

   • 1. fastened securely in position: "a fixed iron ladder down the port side" Similar fastenedsecurefastfirmstablerootedrivetedmooredanchoredpermanentOpposite temporary
   • ▪ (of a person's expression) held for a long time without changing, especially to conceal other feelings: "a fixed smile" Similar insincerefalsefakevacuousemotionlesslifelessmotionlessOpposite sincere
   • 2. (especially of a price, rate, or time) predetermined and not able to be changed: "loans are provided for a fixed period" Similar predeterminedsetestablishedallottedsettledprearrangedarrangedspecifieddecidedagreeddeterminedconfirmedprescribeddecreeddefinitedefinedexplicitexpresspreciseexactnot subject to changeinflexibleunalterableunchangeableirreversiblerigidhard and fastwrit in stoneOpposite flexible
   • ▪ (of a view or idea) firm or inflexible: "the fixed assumptions of the Cold War"
   • 3. (of a sports contest) having the outcome dishonestly predetermined: informal "the fight's fixed—the ref has your card marked"
   • 4. situated with regard to: informal "how's the club fixed for money now?"

   Derivatives

   • 1. fixedly adverb
   • 2. fixedness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • F

     4

   • I

     1

   • X

     8

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

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