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- [uhn-fiks]
- /ʌnˈfɪks/
- /un.fixd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-fiks]
- /ʌnˈfɪks/
Definitions of unfixed word
- verb with object unfixed to render no longer fixed; unfasten; detach; loosen; free. 1
- verb with object unfixed to unsettle, as the mind, traditions, or habits. 1
- adjective unfixed not fixed 0
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Origin of unfixed
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; un-2 + fix
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Parts of speech for Unfixed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unfixed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
unfixed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unfixed
adj unfixed
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- betwixt and between — in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position
- borderless — without a band or margin around or along the edge
- fluctuant — fluctuating; varying; unstable.
- for the time being — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
adjective unfixed
- advancing — to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
- changeable — Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
- evolving — Present participle of evolve.
- jillion — an indefinitely vast number; zillion.
- negotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
verb unfixed
- bail — Bail is a sum of money that an arrested person or someone else puts forward as a guarantee that the arrested person will attend their trial in a law court. If the arrested person does not attend it, the money will be lost.
- bailed — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- disaffiliated — Simple past tense and past participle of disaffiliate.
- dissociated — Simple past tense and past participle of dissociate.
- lax — not strict or severe; careless or negligent: lax morals; a lax attitude toward discipline.
Antonyms for unfixed
adj unfixed
- a few — small number of
- abiding — An abiding feeling, memory, or interest is one that you have for a very long time.
- accidentally on purpose — Deliberately, though apparently accidentally.
- actual — You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
- adamant — If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
verb unfixed
- adhered — to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually followed by to): The mud adhered to his shoes.
- battened — Simple past tense and past participle of batten.
- cemented — any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- concentered — (American spelling) alternative spelling of concentredt; Simple past tense and past participle of concenter.
- domiciliated — to domicile.
adjective unfixed
- calmed — Simple past tense and past participle of calm.
- cincher — Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
- confirmable — Capable of being checked, verifiable.
- deadlocked — If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
- equanimous — Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
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Matching words
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