DEMENTEDNESS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

dementedness

noun

as in obsession

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Noun

It’s centered on Bryant’s pillars of passion, obsession, relentlessness, resilience and fearlessness, core traits that Bowman used to persevere and conquer.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
This is admittedly a ridiculously high standard, but just compare this film to David Fincher’s Zodiac, which shows us just how much all that obsession took out of the people involved in the case.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of obsession

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However, because the Food and Drug Administration has warned about a potential for birth abnormalities, it is not recommended for women who are pregnant or who want to get pregnant.

— Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
For healthcare leaders, the path forward is less about detecting ever more abnormalities than about improving the balance between early detection, diagnostic precision and health-system capacity.

— Oran Muduroglu, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of abnormality

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An investigation found that Batt befriended Lineman, who had senile dementia and required a live-in aide to help her with all daily activities, according to the district attorney’s office.

— Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Patients with vascular dementia had the highest risk of contracting COVID-19 — with odds more than three times higher — followed by patients with presenile dementia, senile dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and post-traumatic dementia.

— Julie Washington, cleveland, 3 Mar. 2021

Definition of senile dementia

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In real life, there is no verified record that Murray’s team diagnosed Kaczynski with schizophrenia, much less told him so at Harvard.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
Most women with serious mental health conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are mothers.

— Meg LeDuc, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of schizophrenia

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Based on Alaïa Jade’s public reputation and the structural unsoundness of the bell tower, Smullen thinks an accidental death is likely.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
In looking back at the history of Emtech, the colt who suffered a catastrophic breakdown in Saturday’s eighth race, it was discovered that he was once placed on the Veterinarian’s List because of unsoundness.

— John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2019

Definition of unsoundness

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