fixated
UK/fɪkˈseɪtɪd/
fixated is the simple past and past participle of fixate.
Meaning of fixate
Verb
fixate (third-person singular simple present fixates, present participle fixating, simple past and past participle fixated)
- To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
- To stare fixedly at something.
- To attend to something to the exclusion of all others.
- He needed something to fixate on now that the repainting was done.2020, Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji, Faber & Faber Ltd, page 202
- To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological, neurotic, or obsessive manner.
Adjective
fixated (comparative more fixated, superlative most fixated)
- attached to someone or something in a neurotic or pathological manner
Forms of fixated
| comparative | more fixated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most fixated |
Words formed from fixated
Words that rhyme with fixated
- deflated
- inflated
- related
- dated
- weighted
- belated
- frustrated
- gated
- gold-plated
- plated
- postdated
- rated
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- slated
- stated
- truncated
- abated
- dehydrated
- dilated
- grated
- lirated
- outdated
- sated
- serrated
- undated
- antedated
- awaited
- backdated
- baited
- bated
- berated
- castrated
- collated
- conflated
- crated
- created
- cremated
- curated
- debated
- donated
- elated
- equated
- estimated
- fated
- freighted
- gaited
- hated
- interrelated
- located
- mated
- misdated
- narrated
- negated
- nipple-dilated
- orated
- overdrawn
- overinflated
- overrated
- overstated
- prated
- pulsated
Questions about fixated
- What does fixated mean?
- Fixated means attached to someone or something in a neurotic or pathological manner.
- What is fixated the simple past and past participle of?
- Fixated is the simple past and past participle of fixate.
- What part of speech is fixated?
- Fixated is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce fixated?
- Fixated is pronounced /fɪkˈseɪtɪd/ (UK).
Words near fixated in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fixated (page history and authors); fixate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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