FANATIC Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word fanatic. (close relations)
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addict | 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) | ||||||||
adherent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another adjective satellite • sticking fast | ||||||||
advocate | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea • a lawyer who pleads cases in court verb • push for something • speak, plead, or argue in favor of | ||||||||
aficionado | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fan of bull fighting • a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer | ||||||||
buff | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • an ardent follower and admirer • a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen • bare skin • a medium to dark tan color • an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) adjective satellite • of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather verb • strike, beat repeatedly • polish and make shiny | ||||||||
devotee | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ardent follower and admirer | ||||||||
enthusiast | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity • a person having a strong liking for something | ||||||||
extremist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who holds extreme views adjective satellite • (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm | ||||||||
follower | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who accepts the leadership of another • someone who travels behind or pursues another | ||||||||
maniac | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an insane person • a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something adjective satellite • wildly disordered | ||||||||
suppliant | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • one praying humbly for something adjective satellite • humbly entreating | ||||||||
supporter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who backs a politician or a team etc. • someone who supports or champions something • a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose • a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) • a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise | ||||||||
zealot | 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 | ||||||||
fanatical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | ||||||||
fiend | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel wicked and inhuman person • an evil supernatural being • a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) | ||||||||
overzealous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | ||||||||
rabid | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or infected by rabies adjective satellite • marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea |