INFIXES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

infixes

verb

present tense third-person singular of infix

as in etches

to produce a vivid impression of a puzzling detail that had been infixed in the detective's mind for over a decade

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to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set a football coach celebrated for infixing in his players an all-consuming will to win

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In the 1990s, in parallel with the work on optimal channel networks, geomorphologists developed powerful landscape evolution models to capture this constant adjustment and show the mechanism by which Hack’s law etches itself on the landscape.

— Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
While the confetti settles at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and Spain etches its name further into soccer’s history books with its second men’s World Cup title, the women’s side of the game is awakening.

— Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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The playwright’s story plants its clues carefully enough that the eventual revelations feel surprising without feeling arbitrary — exactly what a good ghost story should accomplish.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Speculations have arisen about the possibilities that plants’ cellular consciousness is aware of cellular death beyond their immediate environment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026

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Malcolm Arnold’s 2,000-square-foot business, Apple Core Electronics, on Flushing Avenue in Bushwick makes exterior intercom panels, sets their wiring, punches buttons and engraves addresses.

— New York Times, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The company also engraves the names of the two teams, the final score, the location of the game and its date on the trophy base.

— Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 6 Feb. 2026

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