FIXATION Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

fixation

noun

fik-ˈsā-shən

as in obsession

something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers

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Recent Examples of fixation There’s a reason for this fixation. —

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026 Relentless self-doubt with a cognitive emphasis, rather than emotional fixation, preserves the tentativeness of beliefs and also avoids the dangers of premature closure. —

Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026 What’s most troubling about that is Musk’s fixation with colonizing Mars. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026 Memphis is a sudden fixation as trade winds swirl south. —

Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fixation

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obsession

Noun

In Short’s case, the flattening is particularly egregious, because the inchoate facts of her life are shoehorned into the obsessions of amateur sleuths who continue to get those facts wrong.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Now that Musk has massively tarnished the brand with his public embrace of far-right ideologies, putting a major dent in its cars’ desirability, and competition in the space is stronger than ever, particularly from China, the richest man in the world is ready to move on to his next shiny obsession.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026