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fixable

fixable

7.9
Possible to arrange dishonestly to change the result
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɪksəbl/
translation icon : amañable
  • The match was considered fixable because the referees could be easily bribed.

Examples

  • Some feared the lottery was fixable due to a lack of oversight.

  • Investigators looked into whether the bidding process was fixable by outside parties.

  • The results of the election were fixable.

  • Isn't it fixable to change the scores?

  • Many experts believed the outcome of the game was fixable due to influences from team owners.

  • There were allegations that the championship was fixable because of the involvement of gambling syndicates.

  • Concerns arose that the election procedures were fixable as reports of irregularities surfaced.

Synonyms

corruptible
vsfixable
4 7.0

Easily persuaded to do dishonest or wrong things

is about a planned manipulation of an outcome rather than general weakness
bribable
vsfixable
1 7.9

Willing to take money to do something dishonest

is about outcomes being secretly arranged to reach a chosen result
purchasable
vsfixable
8.0

Can be bought with money in a dishonest way

is about outcomes being secretly arranged rather than simply bought

How Fixable

fixable
7.9
susceptible
79 5.5
fair
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

fixable positive
fixabler comparative
fixablest superlative

Morphology

fixable = fix (opaque) = fix + able

Although morphologically 'fix' + '-able', the sense 'able to be dishonestly arranged' is a specialized, idiomatic extension (from 'fix' = 'rig') that is not predictable from the basic meaning of 'fix' for many learners.

Etymology

Fixable comes from fix, which can also mean 'to arrange' in secret, as when people speak of a fixed match. So if a contest or result is fixable, it can be dishonestly arranged to give a certain outcome.