fixed

/fɪkst/

/fɪkst/

Something fixed is rigidly set or placed. A fixed point does not move, as in this quote: “She was his North Star, the fixed point round which his world turned” (from David Gemmell’s Fall of Kings).

Anything described as fixed is unchangeable. A fixed rent can’t be raised by the landlord because it’s legally set at a certain amount. That’s handy if you have a fixed income –- one that stays the same every month no matter what. A fixed piece of wood is nailed to the wall. Fixed things are stable and constant. A fixed stare doesn’t look away. Fixed also means “mended” like if you fixed a broken chair before anyone sat.

Definitions of fixed

1. adjective

   fixed and unmoving
   “with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare”

   synonyms: rigid, set

   nonmoving, unmoving

   not in motion
2. adjective

   securely placed or fastened or set
   “a fixed piece of wood”

   “a fixed resistor”

   synonyms:

   fast, firm, immobile

   securely fixed in place

   geostationary

   having an orbit that matches the earth's rotation

   geosynchronous

   of or having an orbit with a fixed period of 24 hours (although the position in the orbit may not be fixed with respect to the earth)

   leaded

   (of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead

   stationary

   not capable of being moved

   taped

   secured or held in place by tape

   unadjustable

   not adjustable

   secure

   not likely to fail or give way

   antonyms:

   unfixed

   not firmly placed or set or fastened

   detached, free

   not fixed in position

   floating

   (of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position

   unfirm, unsteady

   not firmly or solidly positioned

   insecure

   not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
3. adjective

   (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
   synonyms:

   determinate

   precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
4. adjective

   incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"
   “living on fixed incomes”

   synonyms: frozen

   unchangeable

   not changeable or subject to change