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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difficult or ticklish situation |
| Synonyms: | box*, corner*, dilemma, embarrassment, hole*, hot water, jam*, mess*, pickle, plight, predicament, quandary, scrape, spot* |
| Antonyms: | ease, good, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | determine, decide |
| Synonyms: | agree on, appoint, arrange, arrive at, conclude, define, establish, limit, name, resolve, set, settle, solve, specify, work, work out |
| Antonyms: | disturb, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mend, repair |
| Synonyms: | adjust, amend, correct, debug, do up, doctor, emend, face-lift, fiddle with, overhaul, patch, put to rights, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, regulate, restore, retread, revamp, revise, see to, sort, tune up |
| Antonyms: | break, corrupt, destroy, unfix |
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare, plan ahead |
| Synonyms: | arrange, dispose, frame, prearrange, precontrive, predesign, preorder, preplan, put up, rig, set up, stack the deck |
| Antonyms: | forget, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | focus on |
| Synonyms: | concenter, concentrate, direct, fasten, fixate, level at, put, rivet |
| Antonyms: | ignore, look away |
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cook a meal |
| Synonyms: | fit, get, get ready, heat, make, make up, microwave, prepare, ready, warm, whip up |
| Antonyms: | eat out |
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manipulate, influence an event |
| Synonyms: | bribe, buy, buy off, corrupt, fiddle, have, lubricate, maneuver, pull strings, reach, square, suborn, tamper with |
| Antonyms: | play fair |
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wreak vengeance on |
| Synonyms: | cook someone's goose, get even, get revenge, get*, hurt, pay back, punish, take retribution |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adhere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stick or become stuck to, either physically or mentally |
| Synonyms: | attach, cement, cleave, cling like ivy, cohere, fasten, fix, freeze to, glue, hold fast, hold on like bulldog, paste, stay put, stick like a barnacle, stick like glue, unite |
| Notes: | only things of a different nature can adhere; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole |
| Antonyms: | loose, loosen, separate, unfasten |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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