monomaniac

adjective

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  1. obsessed
  2. fixated
  3. frantic
Adjective
  • Ava is obviously very obsessed with true crime, and Tory has sort of turned a blind eye to it.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Would someone so dangerous be so obsessed with their dead mother?
    Maeve Dunigan, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of obsessed
Adjective
  • Iran has been weakened by Western sanctions, and its leaders remain fixated on internal threats.
    Charles L. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016
  • With star center Joel Embiid more fixated than ever on staying healthy throughout the 82-game regular season, the Sixers' signing of Andre Drummond could go down as one of the sneakiest impactful moves of the offseason.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of fixated
Adjective
  • In a frantic 911 call that night, Lyle reported that someone had killed his parents.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Zala’s frantic search for her son becomes the gateway to a sprawling account of a community in crisis and a Black family confronted with an indifferent police force and hostile national media.
    Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of frantic
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“Monomaniac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monomaniac. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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