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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fixation

There’s more to any city than just its image of itself, more even — perhaps especially — to this one, which has been endlessly maligned over the years for its very fixation on image. —Matthew Specktor, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025

For rival fashion houses, manufacturing the same success has become something of a fixation. —Kelsey Stiegman, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025

For years, Danish and Greenlandic authorities have rebuffed Trump's proposals, and the president's continued fixation could create tensions between the United States and Denmark, a fellow NATO member. —Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025

Its power has been blown out of proportion precisely through the obsession, devotion, fixation through which it is regarded. —Marlene Engelhorn, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025