| Main Entry: | compulsive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | driving, obsessive |
Synonyms: |
besetting, compelling, enthusiastic, irresistible, overwhelming, passionate, uncontrollable, urgent |
| Notes: | a compulsive eater is compelled by an exterior force to eat and eats constantly; an impulsive eater is impelled (has an impulse) to eat, occurring sporadically, and eats only from time to time |
Antonyms: |
controlled, easy-going, free, independent |
| Main Entry: | neurotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mentally maladjusted |
Synonyms: |
aberrant, abnormal, anxious, basket case, bundle of nerves, choked, clutched, compulsive, deviant, disordered, disoriented, distraught, disturbed, erratic, hung up, hysteric, inhibited, manic, nervous, nervous wreck, obsessive, overwrought, psychoneurotic, unhealthy, unstable, upset, uptight, wired |
Antonyms: |
adjusted, balanced, sane, stable |
| Main Entry: | driven |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | compelled |
Synonyms: |
Type A, ambitious, compulsive, consumed, directed, forced, galvanized, guided, herded, impelled, induced, monomaniacal, motivated, obsessed, possessed, pushed, steered, urged on |