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unfixed

unfixed

1 6.5
Not decided or clear about a plan like a date
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfɪkst/
translation icon : indefinido
  • Whatever the precise reasons for shifting electoral identities and preferences, it is not that Indian voters are volatile, but rather that they apparently define their electoral interests in unfixed ways, voting by caste in one election and by conviction in the next.
  • unfixed interests

Examples

  • The pluralist solution presumes that individual interests are unfixed and fluid.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Time seems unfixed, malleable.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • In it, I stand on the porch of this rundown place, unfixed, untended.

    Blog text (11)
  • Part of the problem here is that many security pundits rank vulnerabilities as "zero-day" as long as they are both publicly identified and unfixed.

    Blog text (29)
  • Adams's identity as a clergyman suddenly becomes unfixed as the magistrate, thinking the Aeschylus is "Ciphers" (148), labels him a spy.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Her beliefs about the future are unfixed, constantly changing based on new experiences.

  • The artist's style is unfixed, blending different techniques to create something unique.

  • They found their plans unfixed, always open to change and adaptation.

Synonyms

unsettled
vsunfixed
22 4.2

Not decided or final, for example a question, a plan

focuses on absence of clear content or form rather than on unresolved status
nebulous
vsunfixed
10 7.9

Unclear and hard to picture or describe

is more about not being settled or decided than mere vagueness
undefined
vsunfixed
  • Specialized
1 5.7

Not given a value in a computer program

is the general idea of not being settled or defined outside computing
unformulated
vsunfixed
1 7.0

Not clearly expressed or made definite

is not decided or settled in meaning or outcome
uncemented
vsunfixed
6.6

Not firmly agreed or fixed

emphasizes lack of a clear form or definition rather than temporary status

Antonyms

3.3

Stable and unlikely to change

How Settled

settled
3.3
definite
155 1.6
provisional
55 6.1
uncertain
149 2.8
unfixed
1 6.5
vague
230 4.6

Surface Forms

unfixed positive

Morphology

unfixed = fixed (transparent) = un + fix + ed

The adjective 'fixed' (settled/defined) is directly negated by 'un-', so the meaning 'not settled/defined' is easily inferred.

Etymology

The word unfixed has two parts: un- meaning 'not' and fix meaning 'to make firm', like when you fix a picture to a wall. So, when an idea or plan is unfixed, it is not yet decided or settled.