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. 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.

2. Mishela Topalli:

   We knew he had some fixation on her, for sure, even his friends would say so.

3. Bob Johnson:

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

4. Cynthia Lummis:

   Let me suggest that it is harder for women in the Utah Republican conference than it is in the Democratic conference, because Democrats at this point in their history are fixated on identity politics, if you are black, Hispanic, Asian... you are cultivated within the Democratic ranks because of their current fixation on identity politics. Cathy McMorris Rodgers are not focused on identity politics.

5. Cylance Chief Executive Stuart McClure:

   It underscores Iran's determination and fixation on large-scale compromise of critical infrastructure.