fixing
noun
fix·ing ˈfik-siŋ 
1
: the act or process of one that fixes
2
plural fixings : customary accompaniments : trimmings
ˈfik-siŋz,
often
-sənz : customary accompaniments : trimmings a turkey dinner with all the fixings
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Pickerstein was accused of misappropriating money belonging to former Danbury garbage company owner James Galante, who was being prosecuted under a Justice Department crackdown on price fixing in the trash-hauling industry. 
Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 3 Sep. 2022 Last year, Greeley, Colo.-based Pilgrim’s Pride pleaded guilty to price-fixing in Denver federal court and was ordered to pay a fine of about $108 million. Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 Monday's lawsuit is part of a larger DOJ investigation into alleged price-fixing in the poultry industry. Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, 25 July 2022 Notable ascents include Pasdawa Sherpa who, as part of the rope fixing team, became the fastest person to summit the five tallest peaks on the planet. Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 28 July 2022 The developers enjoyed a tight coupling between feature requests, coding, and bug-fixing, but only because the game designer sat one cubicle away from the artist and the programmer. Alyse Knorr, Ars Technica, 6 July 2022 Meatpackers, including Tyson, have faced accusations of price fixing in recent years. Patrick Thomas, WSJ, 9 May 2022 In cooperation with the University of Nicosia, Menary, a journalist and researcher, spent three years investigating match-fixing in club friendlies in soccer. Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021 But details—hardware, recessed lighting, and a lack of window treatments—did need fixing. Mallory Abreu, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2022 See More
Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 3 Sep. 2022 Last year, Greeley, Colo.-based Pilgrim’s Pride pleaded guilty to price-fixing in Denver federal court and was ordered to pay a fine of about $108 million. Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 Monday's lawsuit is part of a larger DOJ investigation into alleged price-fixing in the poultry industry. Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, 25 July 2022 Notable ascents include Pasdawa Sherpa who, as part of the rope fixing team, became the fastest person to summit the five tallest peaks on the planet. Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 28 July 2022 The developers enjoyed a tight coupling between feature requests, coding, and bug-fixing, but only because the game designer sat one cubicle away from the artist and the programmer. Alyse Knorr, Ars Technica, 6 July 2022 Meatpackers, including Tyson, have faced accusations of price fixing in recent years. Patrick Thomas, WSJ, 9 May 2022 In cooperation with the University of Nicosia, Menary, a journalist and researcher, spent three years investigating match-fixing in club friendlies in soccer. Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021 But details—hardware, recessed lighting, and a lack of window treatments—did need fixing. Mallory Abreu, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing fixing
fixing 1 of 2
noun
as in repairing
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- repairing
- repair
- mending
- reform
- adjustment
- modification
- rectification
- alteration
- amendment
- correction
- reworking
- remaking
- change
- revision
- remodeling
- overhaul
- redoing
- revamping
- reformation
- redo
- redesign
- tweak
- reconstruction
- revise
- transformation
- difference
- variation
- reconversion
- conversion
- refashioning
- changeover
- transition
- replacement
- shift
- metamorphosis
- deformation
- transfiguration
- distortion
- displacement
- substitution
- transmutation
- disfigurement
- review
- mutation
- supplantation
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fixation
- stabilization
fixing
2 of 2verb
1
as in putting
to arrange something in a certain spot or position fixed my hair so that it would stop falling in my eyes Synonyms & Similar Words
- putting
- placing
- situating
- positioning
- locating
- sticking
- disposing
- laying
- depositing
- setting
- emplacing
- locking
- deposing
- rearranging
- planting
- shifting
- assembling
- establishing
- moving
- parking
- reordering
- collecting
- setting up
- slapping
- orienting
- plumping
- carrying
- affixing
- settling
- plopping
- anchoring
- wedging
- clapping
- plunking
- planking
- plonking
- flopping
- lodging
- queuing
- ensconcing
- ranking
- plonking down
- plunking down
- arraying
- berthing
- niching
- laying out
- setting down
- lining up
- queueing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- removing
- taking
- relocating
- replacing
- displacing
- banishing
- dislodging
- superseding
- supplanting
2
as in attaching
to cause (something) to hold to another first, you need to fix those pieces of wood together Synonyms & Similar Words
- attaching
- affixing
- gluing
- tying
- glueing
- tieing
- connecting
- clipping
- bending
- tackling
- fastening
- screwing
- clamping
- adhering
- strapping
- sticking
- tacking
- hanging
- pinning
- harnessing
- linking
- latching
- clinching
- stapling
- nailing
- plastering
- pasting
- lashing
- toggling
- clenching
- refixing
- shackling
- reattaching
- clasping
- cinching
- resecuring
- bolting
- riveting
- yoking
- refastening
- uniting
- joining
- hasping
- reaffixing
- coapting
- battening
- buttoning
- lacing
- belaying
- doing up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- undoing
- detaching
- dividing
- splitting
- disconnecting
- separating
- unhooking
- unfastening
- severing
- dissociating
- divorcing
- parting
- loosening
- breaking up
- uncoupling
- sundering
- loosing
- unlinking
- dissevering
- disjoining
- disuniting
- unyoking
- untying
- disjointing
- unfixing
- unlashing
- untieing
- unbinding
3
as in deciding
to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of make sure to fix the number of guests with the bride's family before drawing up a list of people from the groom's side Synonyms & Similar Words
- deciding
- arranging
- resolving
- choosing
- figuring
- completing
- setting
- designing
- planning
- settling
- finalizing
- finishing
- disposing of
- shaping
- determining
- contracting
- drafting
- calculating
- programming
- approving
- framing
- dealing
- charting
- maneuvering
- promising
- confirming
- agreeing (on)
- pledging
- closing
- blueprinting
- negotiating
- scheming
- authorizing
- sanctioning
- schematizing
- concluding
- hammering out
- affirming
- working out
- laying out
- opting
- concerting
- programing
- ending
- warranting
- bargaining
- intriguing
- dickering
- okaying
- clearing
- haggling
- squaring away
- wrapping up
- mapping (out)
- winding up
- OK'ing
- chaffering
- horse-trading
- rounding (off or out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- repealing
- calling
- dropping
- recalling
- revoking
- rescinding
- resisting
- opposing
- debating
- aborting
- countering
- differing (over)
- protesting
- objecting
- disagreeing (with)
- calling off
- contesting
- disputing
4
as in setting
to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority have we fixed a day for the party yet? Synonyms & Similar Words
- setting
- picking
- choosing
- selecting
- naming
- arranging
- appointing
- designating
- establishing
- specifying
- determining
- adopting
- assigning
- announcing
- coordinating
- settling
- publishing
- preferring
- declaring
- advertising
- orchestrating
- pinning (down)
- singling (out)
- opting (for)
5
as in preparing
to make ready in advance would you mind fixing dinner tonight? Synonyms & Similar Words
- preparing
- arranging
- prepping
- furnishing
- providing
- readying
- grooming
- equipping
- fitting
- fortifying
- laying
- supplying
- mounting
- educating
- training
- bracing
- instructing
- gathering
- steeling
- schooling
- tutoring
- battening
- priming
- drafting
- indoctrinating
- framing
- girding
- setting
- spreading
- arming
- outfitting
- predisposing
- gearing up
- inclining
- forearming
- drawing up
- booting (up)
- warming (up)
6
as in rebuilding
to put into good shape or working order again have to fix the car before we can go Synonyms & Similar Words
- repairing
- rebuilding
- reconstructing
- overhauling
- patching
- restoring
- adjusting
- renovating
- reconditioning
- revamping
- modifying
- improving
- doctoring
- servicing
- refurbishing
- mending
- preparing
- maintaining
- aiding
- renewing
- curing
- rectifying
- helping
- refreshing
- regenerating
- fixing up
- healing
- furbishing
- correcting
- reviving
- conditioning
- redressing
- reforming
- ameliorating
- righting
- revitalizing
- readying
- freshening
- enhancing
- rejuvenating
- bettering
- enriching
- meliorating
- refreshening
- caring (for)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- breaking
- wrecking
- ruining
- hurting
- damaging
- spoiling
- harming
- impairing
- marring
- defacing
- injuring
- disfiguring
- disabling
- vandalizing
- crippling
- mutilating
- flawing
- blemishing
- mangling
- maiming
7
as in securing
to put securely in place or in a desired position fixed the mittens to the child's snowsuit Synonyms & Similar Words
- securing
- fastening
- clamping
- catching
- anchoring
- hitching
- setting
- mooring
- embedding
- wedging
- stuffing
- entrenching
- implanting
- imbedding
- lodging
- engraining
- intrenching
- ingraining
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- loosening
- pulling
- loosing
- extracting
- unfastening
- unfixing
- uprooting
- prying
- unloosing
- yanking
- tearing (out)
- unloosening
- wresting
- prizing
- rooting (out)
8
as in embedding
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter the image of what Santa Claus looks like is solidly fixed in our minds Synonyms & Similar Words
- embedding
- rooting
- lodging
- impacting
- putting
- entrenching
- implanting
- placing
- sticking
- bedding
- imbedding
- engraining
- ingraining
- infusing
- intrenching
- establishing
- enrooting
- instilling
- imbuing
- settling
- beating (into)
- driving (into)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- eliminating
- eradicating
- removing
- dislodging
- rooting (out)
- uprooting
- disconnecting
- expelling
- ejecting
- detaching
- disengaging
9
as in altering
to remove the sex organs of the animal shelter requires a pledge from the adoptive owner that they will have their new pet fixed Synonyms & Similar Words
- altering
- sterilizing
- neutering
- castrating
- emasculating
- desexing
- spaying
- gelding
10
as in healing
to restore to a healthy condition it took surgery and months of physical therapy to completely fix her bum knee Synonyms & Similar Words
- healing
- rehabilitating
- curing
- repairing
- treating
- rehabbing
- reviving
- alleviating
- mending
- relieving
- remedying
- setting up
- medicating
- doctoring
- revitalizing
- physicking
- resuscitating
- renewing
- rejuvenating
- fortifying
- nursing
- ministering (to)
- attending (to)
- caring (for)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- damaging
- disabling
- hurting
- impairing
- harming
- crippling
- mutilating
- injuring
- wasting
- mangling
- wounding
- weakening
- maiming
- afflicting
- ailing
- lacerating
- sapping
- laming
- debilitating
- laying up
- sickening
- enervating
- enfeebling