monomaniacal

adjective

as in obsessed

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of monomaniacal These moments pile up and ultimately converge, paying heartwarming tribute to how even the most monomaniacal movie projects necessitate collaboration. — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026 When Ahab first speaks to the crew about Moby Dick, his diabolical charisma soon infects the men who, apart from Starbuck, enthusiastically join him in his monomaniacal crusade. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 Abdul-Mateen’s performance is perpetually glum, but insufficiently monomaniacal, lowering the stakes throughout. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026 Paul Atreides in Dune, Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, Marty Mauser in Marty Supreme — these are all characters defined by otherworldly gifts, monomaniacal drive, and a cold-blooded disregard for the concerns of others. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026 Canty and Lally churn with monomaniacal might, spurring Lewis to play bold, declarative melodies that Piorg answers with force. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 19 Feb. 2026 This monomaniacal and thoroughly individualized focus turned mindfulness into yet another personalized optimization ritual. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026 As the name suggests, looksmaxxers share a monomaniacal commitment to improving their physical appearance. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026 Until the cycle is broken, the monomaniacal goal of Bills Mafia will be to outlast the Chiefs in the postseason. — Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monomaniacal
  1. obsessed
  2. fixated
  3. frantic
  4. frenzied
  5. hysterical
  6. distraught
  7. irrational
Adjective
  • Yet Before Hollywood became obsessed with Curry Barker, Markiplier opened the year in a submarine full of blood.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026
  • There are many ways to become obsessed with life’s frame rate, with the varying speed of an action and the way that time can be sliced or spun in the presentation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of obsessed
Adjective
  • While much of the fashion world became fixated on fleeting trends and virality, Vaccarello’s discipline remained unchallenged.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The cultural moment appears fixated on the last decade before smartphones, social media and algorithmic feeds took over.
    — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fixated
Adjective
  • Keeping The Faith So all’s well that ends well, and frantic, for Halfway 2 Jesus, Rock’s 13th album and the follow-up to 2022’s angry, politically charged Bad Reputation.
    — Gary Graff, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Newly obtained 911 audio is shedding light on the frantic response when Hayden Panettiere was found unresponsive in a Greenville, South Carolina, apartment in August.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of frantic
Adjective
  • That sales pitch has only grown more frenzied as the economics of AI have gotten more precarious.
    — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Brewers held the Padres to three hits and got timely hits of their own while playing exceptional defense and gradually draining the spirit from the normally frenzied Petco crowd.
    — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of frenzied
Adjective
  • Washington, a compelling performer, also is asked to be hysterical a bit too much.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In Colorado, Deputy Mattie Walker makes a welfare check and discovers the body of a young mother with her hysterical toddler nearby.
    — Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of hysterical
Adjective
  • In a move that had the audience distraught but should’ve been expected at some point, Guillermo and Witney are sent home Tuesday night.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • There were plenty of disappointed and angry members of Gator Nation on Saturday after Florida's surprising loss to South Carolina in Gainesville, but none may have been more distraught than a young member of Jon Sumrall's own household.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of distraught
Adjective
  • The industrial revolutions of the past produced enormous value alongside bankruptcies, dislocations, and periods of irrational exuberance.
    — Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • If anyone can reconstruct Apéry’s reasoning, the odd values of zeta may finally be proven irrational.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of irrational

Browse Nearby Words

monomaniac
monomaniacal
monomanias
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Monomaniacal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monomaniacal. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of fervid

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?
See More

Popular

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
artwork of illustrated limes with the text limes and smile with an arrow connecting the two words
Quiz: Spot the Anagram! Scramble these words to find new words with the e...
See All