Synonyms of fixated

fixated 1 of 2

adjective

as in obsessed

Related Words

• obsessed
• monomaniacal
• distracted
• distraught
• frantic
• monomaniac
• depressed
• hysterical
• frenzied
• irrational
• raving
• nuclear
• berserk
• wigged-out
• ballistic
• unreasonable
• eccentric
• ape
• foolish
• oddball
• disturbed
• disordered
• pixilated
• witless
• delusional
• delusionary
• amok
• aberrant
• delirious
• strange
• bananas
• loopy
• senseless
• queer
• odd
• touched
• fey
• potty
• dotty
• off
• teched

Dissimilar Words

• balanced
• clear
• sound
• sane
• reasonable
• rational
• lucid
• normal
• sensible
• wise
• compos mentis
• uncrazy
• judicious
• healthy
• well-adjusted
• unneurotic

fixated

2 of 2

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?

Related 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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fixated

Adjective

The Galliano exhibition had faced controversy from the start, as many fixated on antisemitic and anti-Asian comments made by the British designer more than a decade ago, along with his 2011 hate crime conviction in France. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

An entity behind the disturbance grows increasingly fixated on the family’s daughter, prompting two paranormal investigators to dig into what becomes a traumatic case. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Verb

In the eighteenth century, while Russia fixated on conquering Eurasia, Britain developed the steam engine; in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, while Europeans fought over Africa, Americans mastered the assembly line. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Several residents who spoke at the meetings characterized the opposition as a vocal minority of residents who have fixated on a few mostly parochial issues. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026