affixed
Fastened in place
Affixed is the past tense and past participle of affix, meaning to attach or fasten something to something else.
A stamp is affixed to an envelope; a signature is affixed to a document.
The word often appears in formal or legal contexts where attachment has official significance: The seal was affixed to the certificate.
Something affixed is typically stuck, glued, or otherwise secured in place, though the attachment may also be figurative.
Fastened with adhesive
- cementedFastened with lasting adhesion
- weldedJoined metals by melting
- solderedFused with molten alloy
- fusedJoined by melting together
epoxied · adhered · pasted · gummed · sealed · laminated · bonded · stuck
Joined to another thing
- securedMade fast or obtained
- fastenedJoined or held together
- mountedFixed in position
- fixedRestored or immovable
anchored · pinned · clipped · hooked · latched · buckled · strapped · tied
glued
Fastened with adhesive
fused · epoxied · adhered · pasted · gummed · sealed · laminated · bonded · stuck · plastered
attached
Joined to another thing
fixed · anchored · pinned · clipped · hooked · latched · buckled · strapped · tied · buttoned
nailed
Secured with fasteners
stapled · pegged · doweled · bracketed · spliced · sutured · stitched · sewn · wired · chained
permanent
Fixed without end
- fixedRestored or immovable
- immobileUnable to shift
- stationaryNot in motion
rooted · anchored · embedded · entrenched · ingrained · set · planted · lodged · implanted · installed
- stuck togetherglued, taped, pasted, cemented, bonded
- installationsinstallation, app install, software install, cable hookup, lighting setup
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in