Fixation is an English word with synonyms like fixing or attachment. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Fixation meaning
- The act of fixing.
- The state of being fixed or fixated.
- The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
Synonyms of Fixation
Using Fixation
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of fixing. | The state of being fixed or fixated. | The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
- Useful related words include: arrested development, fixing, attachment, fastening.
- In the example corpus, fixation often appears in combinations such as: fixation on, nitrogen fixation, the fixation.
Context around Fixation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fixation
- In this selection, "fixation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, meniscal, certain, oral, devices, surgery and reducing stand out and add context to how "fixation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the meniscal fixation devices market and a certain fixation with whales. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fixation" sits close to words such as allianz, ancillary and bastion, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fixation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It required emergency bilateral fixation surgery six weeks ago. (9 words)
But in work, it manifests in obsessive attention to detail and fixation. (12 words)
The couple is pleased with their tween's acquisition of the beauty fixation. (13 words)
On the franchise level, they and the NFL would be enhanced if there were more prizes to win, on top of the league championship rings that are a uniquely American fixation, reducing all but one team a year to the rank of failures. (43 words)
But much like his sister, school staff were worried about his academic progress being hampered by his behavior in class, particularly his fixation on things he wants: a shiny object like a door handle or window latch, or going outside to the playground. (43 words)
But they also know Trump’s polarizing profile — including an indictment, his fixation on the 2020 election and polarizing profile both within his own party and among independents — could be their best matchup in 2024. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Meniscal Fixation Devices market characteristics section of the report defines and explain the Meniscal Fixation Devices market.
A 'beautiful' student who died after being crushed by a lift at a special needs school was an only child who is believed to have had a fixation on elevators.
A fixation on what the very latest release of data is apparently telling us about the current of the economy can soon become quite dated.
But they also know Trump’s polarizing profile — including an indictment, his fixation on the 2020 election and polarizing profile both within his own party and among independents — could be their best matchup in 2024.
From Garvey to Marley, Erskine shows how Rastafarianism fuses deep-rooted patriarchal attitudes in Jamaica with the Hebrew Bible’s fixation on female modesty and ritual cleanliness.
Her autism characteristic has brought her to a certain fixation with whales as they are able to freely swim in the ocean without any limitations.
I have a warm place in my heart (and lower down) for South Milwaukee girls and their oral fixation.
It required emergency bilateral fixation surgery six weeks ago.
Khan’s arrest and what critics view as the government’s fixation on him have only stoked the passions of his loyalists, who say they are prepared to do anything to save him.
On the franchise level, they and the NFL would be enhanced if there were more prizes to win, on top of the league championship rings that are a uniquely American fixation, reducing all but one team a year to the rank of failures.
Personally, I'm utterly obsessed with the internet's growing fixation on the star's performance in this underrated gem.
Smartphones and the religious devotion to them by young people is a point of fixation by Earl throughout the film.
The couple is pleased with their tween's acquisition of the beauty fixation.
The film delves into themes of celebrity fixation, delusion and the hazy boundary between reality and fantasy.
And even if the fixation wanes, trans people will still be left with the long-existing obstacles that already burdened our health—insurance barriers, mental health evaluations, steep costs, too few providers, gatekeeping.
An external fixation device has been fitted to Jordan’s leg - a cage holding his bones together.
But Danielle then revealed that Sabrina is “annoyed” with her because of her fixation on a particularly poignant aspect of Sabrina’s appearance at the Kia Forum.
But in work, it manifests in obsessive attention to detail and fixation.
But much like his sister, school staff were worried about his academic progress being hampered by his behavior in class, particularly his fixation on things he wants: a shiny object like a door handle or window latch, or going outside to the playground.
China, Russia and their allies perceive the West’s fixation on climate change and green energy as opportunities to control US and EU supply chains, geo-political options and military-economic capabilities.
Common combinations with fixation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- fixation on 42×
- nitrogen fixation 18×
- the fixation 13×
- fixation with 8×
- fixation and 8×
- carbon fixation 6×
- fixation by 4×
- and fixation 4×
- his fixation 3×
- of fixation 3×