OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase obsessive-compulsive personality. (close relations)
Definition of OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY
Best Alternative Words for OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY
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| compulsive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things adjective satellite • caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion • strongly motivated to succeed | ||||||||
| exacting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures adjective satellite • severe and unremitting in making demands • requiring precise accuracy | ||||||||
| fanatical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | ||||||||
| fastidious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness • having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures | ||||||||
| finicky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • exacting especially about details | ||||||||
| methodical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by method and orderliness | ||||||||
| meticulous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by precise accordance with details • marked by extreme care in treatment of details | ||||||||
| neat | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • clean or organized • showing care in execution • free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed • superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject • excellent • (of an alcoholic drink) without water | ||||||||
| neurotic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characteristic of or affected by neurosis • affected with emotional disorder noun • a person suffering from neurosis | ||||||||
| pedantic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects | ||||||||
| precise | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • sharply exact or accurate or delimited adjective satellite • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct | ||||||||
| punctilious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by precise accordance with details | ||||||||
| perfectionistic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
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