Synonyms of fixated

fixated 1 of 2

adjective

as in obsessed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obsessed
• irrational
• eccentric
• unreasonable
• crazed
• psychotic
• demented
• deranged
• oddball
• maniacal
• pixilated
• unbalanced
• strange
• whacky
• cracked
• mental
• psycho
• maniac
• mad
• moonstruck
• restless
• bothered
• nuts
• lunatic
• pixillated
• worried
• wacko
• loony
• screwy
• nervous
• nutty
• insane
• odd
• daft
• batty
• unhinged
• jittery
• scatty
• certifiable
• jumpy
• whacko
• anxious
• non compos mentis
• bedlam
• daffy
• cuckoo
• wacky
• kooky
• barmy
• loco
• tense
• bonkers
• distressed
• looney
• crackbrained
• unsound
• overanxious
• queer
• uptight
• brainsick
• neurotic
• paranoid
• loony tunes
• gaga
• skittish
• haywire
• bughouse
• looney tunes
• crazy
• uneasy
• unsettled
• disturbed
• kookie
• crackpot
• unstable
• disordered
• cranky
• schizophrenic
• unquiet
• paranoic
• meshugah
• balmy
• high-strung
• meshuga
• delusional
• meshuggah
• meshugge
• obsessive-compulsive
• bats
• schizoid
• sociopathic
• delusionary
• paranoiac
• fruity
• aberrant
• delirious
• wud
• paranoidal
• crackers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• possessed
• relieved
• composed
• relaxed
• collected
• unperturbed
• equal
• undisturbed
• smooth
• level
• cool
• clear
• untroubled
• placid
• serene
• peaceful
• sedate
• tranquil
• unruffled
• reasonable
• rational
• unshaken
• limpid
• together
• unneurotic
• tranquilized
• balanced
• unworried
• tranquillized
• lucid
• recollected
• sound
• sane
• self-possessed
• coolheaded
• compos mentis
• self-composed
• uncrazy

fixated

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verb

past tense of fixate

as in stared

to look at or think about something constantly; to give all of your attention to something

—usually + on or upon

The cat was fixated on a small hole in the wall.

Why do journalists fixate on scandals?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stared
• gazed
• eyed
• considered
• peered
• gaped
• goggled
• gawked
• regarded
• watched
• observed
• gloated
• gawped
• blinked
• rubbernecked
• glared
• glowered
• ogled
• leered
• studied
• perused
• stared down
• pored (over)
• outstared
• outfaced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glanced
• glimpsed
• scanned
• peeked
• dipped (into)
• peeped
• winked (at)
• browsed