Fix and Reference

Fix

Fix noun - A difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape.

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Reference and fix are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead the word "Fix" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: fixed, fixing, fixate, fixer

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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Fix and reference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fix" instead the word "Reference" as a noun or a verb.

known	known fix	known reference
good	good fix	good reference
nice	nice fix	nice reference
particular	particular fix	particular reference
Other adjectives: common, single, obvious, real, little, bad, quick, easy, possible, minor, historical, aforementioned.

Later in the same ep, they make another reference to Dule Hill's role in Holes when Gus says "I can fix that" about helping Shawn throw the race for Mayor.

Source: Actor Allusion / Live-Action TV
The Story Arc of Reid's drug use is developed in "Jones"; the title is the name of a bar in New Orleans which is a crime scene, and also a reference to an addict "jonesing" for his next fix.

Source: Series / Criminal Minds
Although the Pokémon anime takes place in a Fantasy Counterpart Culture, it was full of Japanese cultural reference and set pieces, which 4Kids Entertainment did its best to "fix", at least early on.

Source: Thinly Veiled Dub Country Change

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Reference and Fix. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fix/reference

Fix & Reference. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fix/reference>.

Reference or Fix. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fix/reference.

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