diff --git a/osu.Game/Extensions/DrawableExtensions.cs b/osu.Game/Extensions/DrawableExtensions.cs
index 11a8112ecf..52d8230fb6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Extensions/DrawableExtensions.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Extensions/DrawableExtensions.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public static void ApplySkinnableInfo(this Drawable component, SkinnableInfo inf
             component.Origin = info.Origin;
 
             if (component is ISkinnableDrawable skinnable)
-                skinnable.OverridesClosestAnchor = info.OverridesClosestAnchor;
+                skinnable.UsesFixedAnchor = info.UsesFixedAnchor;
 
             if (component is Container container)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultAccuracyCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultAccuracyCounter.cs
index 31edab5bc2..324e5d43b5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultAccuracyCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultAccuracyCounter.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class DefaultAccuracyCounter : GameplayAccuracyCounter, ISkinnableDrawabl
         [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
         private HUDOverlay hud { get; set; }
 
-        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
+        public bool UsesFixedAnchor { get; set; }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colours)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultComboCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultComboCounter.cs
index bf9bed3fe3..718ae24cf1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultComboCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultComboCounter.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class DefaultComboCounter : RollingCounter<int>, ISkinnableDrawable
         [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
         private HUDOverlay hud { get; set; }
 
-        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
+        public bool UsesFixedAnchor { get; set; }
 
         public DefaultComboCounter()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultHealthDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultHealthDisplay.cs
index 3488de70a9..4f93868a66 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultHealthDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultHealthDisplay.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public Color4 GlowColour
             }
         }
 
-        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
+        public bool UsesFixedAnchor { get; set; }
 
         public DefaultHealthDisplay()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultScoreCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultScoreCounter.cs
index de534f516a..63de5c8de5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultScoreCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultScoreCounter.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public DefaultScoreCounter()
         [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
         private HUDOverlay hud { get; set; }
 
-        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
+        public bool UsesFixedAnchor { get; set; }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colours)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/HitErrorMeter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/HitErrorMeter.cs
index a16adfebbc..ab8b5c6cb1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/HitErrorMeter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/HitErrorMeter.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public abstract class HitErrorMeter : CompositeDrawable, ISkinnableDrawable
         [Resolved]
         private OsuColour colours { get; set; }
 
-        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
+        public bool UsesFixedAnchor { get; set; }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
         private void load(DrawableRuleset drawableRuleset)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/LegacyComboCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/LegacyComboCounter.cs
index aff98b843b..acff949353 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/LegacyComboCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/LegacyComboCounter.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public bool HiddenByRulesetImplementation
             set => counterContainer.Alpha = value ? 1 : 0;
         }
 
-        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
+        public bool UsesFixedAnchor { get; set; }
 
         public LegacyComboCounter()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs
index 1549ba47e0..b64e5ca98f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ public class SkinnableInfo : IJsonSerializable
 
         public Anchor Origin { get; set; }
 
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="ISkinnableDrawable.OverridesClosestAnchor"/>
-        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="ISkinnableDrawable.UsesFixedAnchor"/>
+        public bool UsesFixedAnchor { get; set; }
 
         public List<SkinnableInfo> Children { get; } = new List<SkinnableInfo>();
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public SkinnableInfo(Drawable component)
             Origin = component.Origin;
 
             if (component is ISkinnableDrawable skinnable)
-                OverridesClosestAnchor = skinnable.OverridesClosestAnchor;
+                UsesFixedAnchor = skinnable.UsesFixedAnchor;
 
             if (component is Container<Drawable> container)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs
index a00a2c0275..bd861dc598 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public IEnumerable<HitObject> Objects
 
         private IClock referenceClock;
 
-        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
+        public bool UsesFixedAnchor { get; set; }
 
         public SongProgress()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinSelectionHandler.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinSelectionHandler.cs
index 118c3308b2..78173bfda1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinSelectionHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinSelectionHandler.cs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public override bool HandleMovement(MoveSelectionEvent<ISkinnableDrawable> moveE
 
         private void updateDrawableAnchorIfUsingClosest(ISkinnableDrawable item)
         {
-            if (item.OverridesClosestAnchor) return;
+            if (item.UsesFixedAnchor) return;
 
             var drawable = (Drawable)item;
 
@@ -188,12 +188,12 @@ protected override IEnumerable<MenuItem> GetContextMenuItemsForSelection(IEnumer
         {
             var closestItem = new TernaryStateRadioMenuItem("Closest", MenuItemType.Standard, _ => applyClosestAnchor())
             {
-                State = { Value = GetStateFromSelection(selection, c => !c.Item.OverridesClosestAnchor) }
+                State = { Value = GetStateFromSelection(selection, c => !c.Item.UsesFixedAnchor) }
             };
 
             yield return new OsuMenuItem("Anchor")
             {
-                Items = createAnchorItems((i, a) => i.OverridesClosestAnchor && ((Drawable)i).Anchor == a, applyCustomAnchor)
+                Items = createAnchorItems((i, a) => i.UsesFixedAnchor && ((Drawable)i).Anchor == a, applyCustomAnchor)
                         .Prepend(closestItem)
                         .ToArray()
             };
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ private void applyCustomAnchor(Anchor anchor)
             {
                 var drawable = (Drawable)item;
 
-                item.OverridesClosestAnchor = true;
+                item.UsesFixedAnchor = true;
                 updateDrawableAnchor(drawable, anchor);
             }
         }
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ private void applyClosestAnchor()
             {
                 var drawable = (Drawable)item;
 
-                item.OverridesClosestAnchor = false;
+                item.UsesFixedAnchor = false;
                 updateDrawableAnchor(drawable, getClosestAnchorForDrawable(drawable));
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/ISkinnableDrawable.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/ISkinnableDrawable.cs
index 1b5c0df1b2..9625a9eb6d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/ISkinnableDrawable.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/ISkinnableDrawable.cs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ public interface ISkinnableDrawable : IDrawable
 
         /// <summary>
         /// <see langword="false"/> if this <see cref="ISkinnableDrawable"/>'s <see cref="Drawable.Anchor"/> is automatically determined by proximity,
-        /// <see langword="true"/> if the user has overridden it.
+        /// <see langword="true"/> if the user has chosen a fixed anchor point.
         /// </summary>
-        bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
+        bool UsesFixedAnchor { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyAccuracyCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyAccuracyCounter.cs
index 603f0ecffb..fd5a9500d9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyAccuracyCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyAccuracyCounter.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 {
     public class LegacyAccuracyCounter : GameplayAccuracyCounter, ISkinnableDrawable
     {
-        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
+        public bool UsesFixedAnchor { get; set; }
 
         public LegacyAccuracyCounter()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyHealthDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyHealthDisplay.cs
index a419f981b5..c8df99762b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyHealthDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyHealthDisplay.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class LegacyHealthDisplay : HealthDisplay, ISkinnableDrawable
 
         private bool isNewStyle;
 
-        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
+        public bool UsesFixedAnchor { get; set; }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyScoreCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyScoreCounter.cs
index 206e10943d..a12defe87e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyScoreCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyScoreCounter.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class LegacyScoreCounter : GameplayScoreCounter, ISkinnableDrawable
         protected override double RollingDuration => 1000;
         protected override Easing RollingEasing => Easing.Out;
 
-        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
+        public bool UsesFixedAnchor { get; set; }
 
         public LegacyScoreCounter()
             : base(6)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableTargetComponentsContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableTargetComponentsContainer.cs
index b661a02ca5..67114de948 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableTargetComponentsContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableTargetComponentsContainer.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class SkinnableTargetComponentsContainer : Container, ISkinnableDrawable
     {
         public bool IsEditable => false;
 
-        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
+        public bool UsesFixedAnchor { get; set; }
 
         private readonly Action<Container> applyDefaults;