COMPULSIVES Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word compulsives. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for COMPULSIVES
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| addicts | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction • someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or activity verb • to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) | ||||||||
| enthusiasts | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity • a person having a strong liking for something | ||||||||
| fanatics | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) adjective satellite • marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | ||||||||
| maniacs | nounn | |||||||
noun • an insane person • a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something adjective satellite • wildly disordered | ||||||||
| obsessives | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who has obsessions adjective satellite • characterized by or constituting an obsession | ||||||||
| zealots | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fervent and even militant proponent of something • a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans | ||||||||
| determined | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation adjective satellite • characterized by great determination • devoting full strength and concentrated attention to • determined or decided upon as by an authority • strongly motivated to succeed | ||||||||
| driven | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • compelled forcibly by an outside agency • urged or forced to action through moral pressure • strongly motivated to succeed | ||||||||
