FIXATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FIXATION?

Need another word that means the same as “fixation”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “fixation” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Fixation” are: fixing, arrested development, regression, obsession, obsession with, preoccupation with, mania for

Fixation as a Noun

Definitions of "Fixation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fixation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The action of concentrating the eyes directly on something.
• (in Freudian theory) the arresting of part of the libido at an immature stage, causing an obsessive attachment.
• An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone.
• An obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something.
• The process of preserving or stabilizing (a specimen) with a chemical substance prior to microscopy or other examination.
• The activity of fastening something firmly in position.
• An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely.
• (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body.
• The action or process of fixing or being fixed.
• The process by which some plants and microorganisms assimilate nitrogen or carbon dioxide.
• The preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body.

Synonyms of "Fixation" as a noun (7 Words)

arrested development	The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal.
fixing	Restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. Masonry fixings.
mania for	A mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently.
obsession	An irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will. She cared for him with a devotion bordering on obsession.
obsession with	An irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will.
preoccupation with	The act of taking occupancy before someone else does.
regression	A measure of the relation between the mean value of one variable (e.g. output) and corresponding values of other variables (e.g. time and cost). A past life regression.

Usage Examples of "Fixation" as a noun

• Biopsy specimens were placed in cassettes before fixation in formalin.
• Our fixation with diet and fitness.
• During the period of total blindness there was a complete absence of visual fixation.
• Sand-dune fixation.
• Fixation at the oral phase might result in dependence on others.
• His work on nitrogen fixation in plants.

Associations of "Fixation" (30 Words)

addiction	An abnormally strong craving. He committed the offence to finance his drug addiction.
attachment	A feeling of affection for a person or an institution. The students are placed on attachment to schools for one day a week.
blackmail	Money demanded by a person or group engaged in blackmail. He had blackmailed her into sailing with him.
cling	A clingstone peach. The dress clings to her body.
coercion	The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats. Our problem cannot be solved by any form of coercion but only by agreement.
coherent	Sticking together. Two coherent sheets.
complement	One or more words phrases or clauses governed by a verb or by a nominalization or a predicative adjective that complete the meaning of the predicate In generative grammar all the constituents of a sentence that are governed by a verb form the complement. At the moment we have a full complement of staff.
compulsion	The action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint. The payment was made under compulsion.
compulsory	Required by rule. The abuse of compulsory powers.
device	A piece of portable electronic equipment that can connect to the internet, such as a smartphone, tablet, or laptop computer. The decorative device on the invitations.
dispossess	Deprive of the possession of real estate. He dispossessed Hendrie and set off on a solo run.
dotage	The period of life in which a person is old and weak. You could live here and look after me in my dotage.
embrace	An act of holding someone closely in one’s arms. Their eager embrace of foreign influences.
fetish	An excessive and irrational devotion or commitment to a particular thing. Made a fetish of cleanliness.
fixing	The illegal or underhand influencing of the outcome of something such as a race, match, or election. Bikes can be mounted on roof bars with special fixings.
flashing	A short vivid experience. He was woken up by the police sirens and the flashing of lights.
fondly	With fondness; with love. They fondly believed the cheers were for them.
force	Move with force. Force equals mass times acceleration.
forcible	Impelled by physical force especially against resistance. Signs of forcible entry.
hold	Contain or hold have within. I feel nothing but pity for someone who holds such chauvinistic views.
infatuation	A foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration. I hope this is merely a passing infatuation.
longing	Prolonged unfulfilled desire or need. Her longing eyes.
love	Be enamored or in love with. We were slowly falling in love.
make	Make or cause to be or to become. Clothes make the man.
morbid	Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology. Morbid interest in death.
obsession	The state of being obsessed with someone or something. She cared for him with a devotion bordering on obsession.
possessive	The possessive case. He placed a firm possessive hand on her elbow.
preoccupation	The mental state of being preoccupied by something. Their main preoccupation was how to feed their families.
sickness	The state that precedes vomiting. Travel sickness.
unrequited	(of a feeling, especially love) not returned. Unrequited unanswered love.