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| Main Entry: | obsessed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | consumed, driven about belief, desire |
| Synonyms: | beset, bewitched, dogged*, engrossed, fiendish, haunted, held, hooked, infatuated, into*, possessed, preoccupied, prepossessed, seized, troubled, bedeviled, captivated, controlled, dominated, eat sleep and breathe, fixated, gripped, harassed, have on the brain, hung up on, immersed in, overpowered, plagued, really into, taken over, tied up, tormented, turned on, up to here in, wound up with, wrapped up in |
| Antonyms: | indifferent, unconcerned |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | obsess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | preoccupy |
| Synonyms: | beset, consume, dominate, engross, grip, harass, haunt, hold, possess, torment, infatuate |
| Main Entry: | addicted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dependent on something, compulsive |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, accustomed, dependent, devoted, disposed, fanatic, fond, given to, hooked, inclined, obsessed, predisposed, spaced out*, under the influence, used to, attached, given over to, habituated, hyped, imbued, prone to, strung out, wedded to |
| Antonyms: | disinclined, independent, opposed, unaccustomed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enthusiastic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interested, excited |
| Synonyms: | agog, animated, anxious, ardent, avid, concerned, crazy about*, devoted, eager, earnest, ebullient, exhilarated, exuberant, fanatical, fascinated, fervent, fervid, forceful, gung ho*, hearty, intent, keen, lively, nutty*, obsessed, passionate, pleased, rabid, red-hot*, rhapsodic, spirited, thrilled, unqualified, vehement, vigorous, wacky*, warm, wholehearted, willing, zealous, athirst, attracted, bugged, dying to, gaga, gone on, keyed up, tantalized, titillated |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disinterested, doubting, indifferent, lethargic, pessimistic, unenthusiastic, weary, unexcited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fanatical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overenthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | biased, bigoted, burning*, contumacious, credulous, devoted, dogmatic, domineering, enthusiastic, erratic, extreme, fervent, feverish, fiery, frenzied, headstrong, immoderate, impassioned, impulsive, incorrigible, infatuated, mad, narrow-minded, obsessed, obstinate, opinionated, partial, partisan, passionate, possessed, prejudiced, rabid, radical, raving, single-minded, stubborn, unruly, violent, visionary, wild, willful, zealous, bugged, high on, monomaniacal, nuts for, obsessive, turned on |
| Antonyms: | disinterested, dispassionate, impartial, unenthusiastic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | given to |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | likely to |
| Synonyms: | accustomed, addicted, apt, disposed, inclined, liable, obsessed, prone, habituated, in the habit of, inured |
| Main Entry: | hell-bent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | set on |
| Synonyms: | bent on, bound and determined, constant, decided, determined, driven, firm, fixed, intent, obsessed, persevering, persistent, relentless, resolute, serious, single-minded, steadfast, strong-willed, stubborn, tenacious, unrelenting, unwavering, resolved, set on, strong-minded, unhesitating |
| Main Entry: | hooked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | addicted |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, dependent, devoted, enamored, obsessed, prone, under the influence, captivated, strung out |
| Main Entry: | interested |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerned, curious |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, affected, attentive, biased, caught, drawn, engrossed, excited, fascinated, fired*, gone*, hooked*, implicated, impressed, inspired, intent, into*, involved, keen, moved, obsessed, occupied, open, partial, partisan, predisposed, prejudiced, responsive, sold, stimulated, struck, sympathetic, taken, touched, attracted, awakened, eat sleep and breathe, enticed, inspirited, lured, on the case, roused, stirred |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disinterested, unconcerned, incurious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | possessed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bewitched; under a spell |
| Synonyms: | berserk*, crazed*, cursed, demented, enchanted, fiendish, frenetic, frenzied, gone*, haunted, hooked*, insane, into*, mad*, obsessed, raving*, violent, bedeviled, consumed, enthralled, taken over |
| Antonyms: | normal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | preoccupied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | busy; mentally caught up in something |
| Synonyms: | absent, absent-minded, absorbed, abstracted, asleep*, daydreaming, deep*, distracted, engaged, engrossed, faraway, fascinated, forgetful, heedless, hung up*, immersed, intent, lost, oblivious, obsessed, rapt, removed, spellbound, unaware, airheaded, bemused, bugged, distrait, have on the brain, inconscient, lost in thought, mooning, moony, spread out, taken up, woolgathering, wrapped-up |
| Notes: | occupied means in use or seized and controlled as by military invasion; preoccupied means deeply absorbed in thought or having compulsive concern with something |
| Antonyms: | observant, thoughtful, unoccupied |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rabid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very angry; maniacal |
| Synonyms: | berserk, bigoted, bitten, crazed*, crazy, delirious, deranged, enthusiastic, extreme, extremist, fanatical, fervent, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, furious, hot*, infuriated, insane, intemperate, intolerant, irrational, keen, mad, narrow-minded, nutty*, obsessed, poisoned, radical, raging, revolutionary, sick*, ultra, violent, virulent, wild, zealous, corybantic, flipped, foaming at the mouth, freaked out, mad-dog, overboard, sizzling, smoking, steamed up, ultraist |
| Antonyms: | delighted, happy, pleased |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | zealous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | afire, antsy*, ardent, avid, burning, dedicated, devoted, eager, earnest, fanatic, fanatical, fervent, fervid, fired, frenetic, hot*, impassioned, itchy*, keen, obsessed, passionate, possessed, pushy*, rabid, ripe, spirited, coming on strong, fireball, gung-ho, self-starting, wild-eyed |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, indifferent, lethargic, unenthusiastic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | driven |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | compelled |
| Synonyms: | Type A*, ambitious, compulsive, directed, forced, induced, obsessed, possessed, consumed, galvanized, guided, herded, impelled, monomaniacal, motivated, pushed, steered, urged on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | haunted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frequented |
| Synonyms: | obsessed, preyed upon, visited by |
| Main Entry: | given |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | likely |
| Synonyms: | accustomed, addicted, apt, disposed, inclined, liable, obsessed, prone, habituated, inured |
| Main Entry: | bound and determined |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | completely serious |
| Synonyms: | determined, driven, hell-bent, intent, obsessed, persistent, relentless, resolute, serious, single-minded, steadfast, stubborn, tenacious, unrelenting, unwavering, resolved, set on, strong-minded |
| Main Entry: | touched |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crazy |
| Synonyms: | batty*, bizarre, bonkers*, cuckoo*, daft, eccentric, fanatic, flighty, insane, neurotic, not all there, not right, nuts*, nutty*, obsessed, out of one's mind, peculiar, pixilated, queer, unhinged |
| Antonyms: | ok, sane, well |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hung up |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intent |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, engrossed, enthusiastic, obsessed, preoccupied, rapt |
| Main Entry: | absorb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | occupy complete attention |
| Synonyms: | captivate, concern, consume, employ, engage, engross, fascinate, fill, hold, immerse, involve, monopolize, obsess, preoccupy, rivet |
| Antonyms: | distract |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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