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. Mishela Topalli:

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

2. Kyle Wiens:

   People have this fixation with new, and I don’t understand it, you save money; it’s a good buy. It’s better for everybody.

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. 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.

5. Randi Weingarten:

   It's common sense, the fixation on high-stakes testing hasn't moved the needle on student achievement.