Synonyms for fixation
fɪkˈseɪ ʃənfix·a·tion

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1. arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation, regressionnoun

   an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

   Synonyms:
   retrogression, reversion, infantile fixation, statistical regression, fixing, arrested development, regression toward the mean, regression, simple regression, retroversion, regress, obsession

2. obsession, fixationnoun

   an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

   Synonyms:
   obsession, infantile fixation, arrested development, regression, fixing, compulsion

3. fixationnoun

   the activity of fastening something firmly in position

   Synonyms:
   obsession, infantile fixation, arrested development, regression, fixing

4. fixation, fixingnoun

   (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body

   Synonyms:
   infantile fixation, fixing, fastening, mend, arrested development, fixture, repair, reparation, regression, obsession, fix, fastener, holdfast, altering, mending, neutering

Matched Categories

1. • Abnormality
   • Fastening
   • Histology
   • Preoccupation
   • Preservation

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1. List of paraphrases for "fixation":

   fixing, setting, binding, attachment, fastening, tether, obsession, sequestration, mounting, affixing, retention

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1. Legacy Church:

   Its tragic that what we do for thousands of shut-ins, those in despair, and kids who go without meals gets no state notice, but fixation on one service can net us large fines, the state should fold its losing hand against churches as Colorado has, focus on the truly vulnerable, and recognize what the U.S. Supreme Court has recently said about churches, because we must continue to do what we are called to.

2. Bob Johnson:

   For some reason, these people have this fixation on it.

3. Randi Weingarten:

   It's a big deal that the president and the secretaries of education-both current and future-are saying that they get it and are pledging to address the fixation on testing in tangible ways.

4. Lim Myoung-ho:

   It is easy to use... but there is also an error of over-generalization or fixation.

5. Christen Kuikoua:

   In the name of beauty, surgeries unfold, Young girls alter bodies, a story untold. As if God made mistakes in His creation, A defiance of divine design, a false fixation.