monomaniacal

adjective

Definition of monomaniacalnext
as in obsessed

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  1. obsessed
  2. fixated
  3. frantic
  4. frenzied
  5. hysterical
  6. distraught
  7. irrational
Adjective
  • Intense, weird, different, arrogant, crazy, selfish and obsessed.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Who but a madman would become obsessed with the stuff?
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 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
  • The frantic search for a Norwegian Cruise Line passenger who went overboard has been called off.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
  • But the occasionally frantic ex-jock and the gentlemanly straight man had instant chemistry.
    Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of frantic
Adjective
  • The weakness of the Biden administration’s policies was drowned out by frenzied attention to some Republicans’ objections to supporting Ukraine.
    Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Severe lightning, torrential rain and 70-mph winds sent the frenzied sellout crowd of 90,000 at Memorial Stadium scampering for cover.
    Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of frenzied
Adjective
  • Ventura County Sheriff’s Captain Ken Truitt said the person who called police was hysterical and said her baby had been murdered, according to the Ventura County Star.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Related Stories Hooked On Bach: How Finneas O'Connell Went Classical For Alfonso Cuarón's 'Disclaimer' - Crew Call Podcast A Hero Meets A Tragic End In Cannes-Winning Oscar Contender 'The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent' These Creature Commandos are a hysterical, yet lovable bunch.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of hysterical
Adjective
  • The defendant appeared to be distraught after the verdicts were read on Thursday.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Additionally, Jimmy was then able to forgive and come to the aid of a distraught Louis (Brett Goldstein), the man responsible for that death.
    Jim Halterman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of distraught
Adjective
  • The lines — in banana yellows, tangerine oranges, cranberry reds — twist and turn and suggest an irrational understanding of how the universe works.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Conversely, what then could be more wasteful, more undesirable, and more irrational than negating a large share of these conversion gains by wasting them?
    Vaclav Smil, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of irrational
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