MONOMANIACAL Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

monomaniacal

adjective

as in obsessed

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Recent Examples of monomaniacal 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 Reaching the moon 56 years ago meant a monomaniacal focus on that one goal, not the split attention—and split budgets—of maintaining a permanent presence in low-Earth orbit while simultaneously trying to reach another world. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 31 Oct. 2025

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Adjective

Maher concluded his acceptance by noting that he’s never been too obsessed with collecting awards hardware.

— Paul Harris, Variety, 29 June 2026
Beyond its cult favorite status elsewhere, our shopping team remains collectively obsessed.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026

Definition of obsessed

Adjective

Madrid, Spain Fifteen Americans and five Australians squeeze into a Madrid living room, eyes fixated on the television showing a soccer match 5,000 miles away.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 2 July 2026
As participants watched footage from various journeys, researchers tracked where their gaze fixated and for how long.

— Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026

Definition of fixated

Adjective

However, evidence of an ancient alien civilization and a frantic distress call from deep space instantly cut those celebrations short.

— Paul Brett, Space.com, 10 July 2026
Having lived long in an unusual place, Ruth provides a calm counterpoint to the frantic Tom.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of frantic

Adjective

The Americans, playing in front of a frenzied crowed on home soil in the San Francisco Bay Area, were down a man and nursing a 1-0 lead.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
As Norway has advanced in the World Cup, the atmosphere has grown more frenzied in the country than even during a summer or winter Olympics, Tufte said.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 1 July 2026

Definition of frenzied

Adjective

Necessary reckonings have pulled the deepest wounds of American history to the surface, fracturing the public into factions of the wronged, the guilty, and those in hysterical denial.

— Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026
Filming a comedy is so much fun, and every day is hysterical — even the long days.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026

Definition of hysterical

Adjective

On December 2, 1717, a distraught George Augustus and Caroline packed up their household and said goodbye to their children.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 9 July 2026
Multiple people, including the distraught parents of the child and two officers who were at the hospital, had questioned whether the child was breathing after he was declared dead, according to the police report.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 July 2026

Definition of distraught

Adjective

Their ideas about it were often steeped in stereotypes suggesting that Buddhists were irrational and childish in their thinking.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026
Scammers often use isolation tactics in phone calls to panic the listener and rush them into making irrational choices that often have financial costs.

— Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of irrational

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