Synonyms for fix

Noun

1. fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish, difficulty

usage: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"

2. fix, intravenous injection

usage: something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"

3. repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation, improvement

usage: the act of putting something in working order again

4. fix, exemption, immunity, granting immunity

usage: an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"

5. localization, localisation, location, locating, fix, determination, finding

usage: a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target"

Verb

1. repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on, better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

usage: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

2. fasten, fix, secure, attach

usage: cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

3. specify, set, determine, fix, limit, choose, take, select, pick out

usage: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

4. cook, fix, ready, make, prepare, create from raw material, create from raw stuff

usage: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

5. pay back, pay off, get, fix, get even, get back

usage: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

6. fix, establish, found, plant, constitute, institute

usage: set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!"

7. fix, fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set

usage: kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study

8. fixate, fix, attach

usage: make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame"

9. sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix, operate on, operate

usage: make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized"

10. situate, fix, posit, deposit, put, set, place, pose, position, lay

usage: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

11. fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set, change, alter, modify

usage: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"