Synonyms of fixation

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obsession
• problem
• preoccupation
• fascination
• fetish
• enthusiasm
• mania
• fetich
• prepossession
• idée fixe
• thirst
• monomania
• longing
• infatuation
• desire
• craving
• trip
• compulsion
• tendency
• hunger
• complex
• appetite
• predilection
• passion
• yearning
• idiosyncrasy
• proclivity
• predisposition
• quirk
• urge
• penchant
• lust
• hang-up
• drive
• propensity
• inclination
• pining
• bent
• itch
• disposition
• yen
• hankering
• cacoëthes
• partiality
• leaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifference
• disregard
• apathy
• nonchalance
• insouciance
• disinterestedness
• unconcern
• unconcernedness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of fixation

Those roasted include the suburban fixation on uniformity, the capriciousness of the media and the negligence and all-around laziness of law enforcement. —Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024

Published on October 26, 2024 By Naomi Rougeau Janelle Jones Oasis has buried the hatchet; soccer season is in full swing, and fashion’s fixation on all things ‘90s endures. —Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024

Dismissing his tariff fixation as bad economics can miss the point and underestimates the political and cultural appeal of such a vision. —Bruce J. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024

In what ways does this fixation with who threw the first brick limit the depth of our ongoing discussions of our past? —Wren Sanders, Them, 23 Oct. 2024