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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | consumed, driven about belief, desire |
| Synonyms: | bedeviled, beset, bewitched, captivated, controlled, dogged, dominated, eat sleep and breathe, engrossed, fiendish, fixated, gripped, harassed, haunted, have on the brain, held, hooked, hung up on, immersed in, infatuated, into*, overpowered, plagued, possessed, preoccupied, prepossessed, really into, seized, taken over, tied up, tormented, troubled, turned on, up to here in, wound up with, wrapped up in |
| Antonyms: | indifferent, unconcerned |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | addicted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dependent on something, compulsive |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, accustomed, attached, dependent, devoted, disposed, fanatic, fond, given over to, given to, habituated, hooked, hyped, imbued, inclined, obsessed, predisposed, prone to, spaced out, strung out, under the influence, used to, wedded to |
| Antonyms: | disinclined, independent, opposed, unaccustomed |
| Main Entry: | enthusiastic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interested, excited |
| Synonyms: | agog, animated, anxious, ardent, athirst, attracted, avid, bugged, concerned, crazy about, devoted, dying to, eager, earnest, ebullient, exhilarated, exuberant, fanatical, fascinated, fervent, fervid, forceful, gaga, gone on, gung ho, hearty, intent, keen, keyed up, lively, nutty, obsessed, passionate, pleased, rabid, red-hot, rhapsodic, spirited, tantalized, thrilled, titillated, unqualified, vehement, vigorous, wacky*, warm, wholehearted, willing, zealous |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disinterested, doubting, indifferent, lethargic, pessimistic, unenthusiastic, unexcited, weary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fanatical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overenthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | biased, bigoted, bugged, burning*, contumacious, credulous, devoted, dogmatic, domineering, enthusiastic, erratic, extreme, fervent, feverish, fiery, frenzied, headstrong, high on, immoderate, impassioned, impulsive, incorrigible, infatuated, mad, monomaniacal, narrow-minded, nuts for, obsessed, obsessive, obstinate, opinionated, partial, partisan, passionate, possessed, prejudiced, rabid, radical, raving, single-minded, stubborn, turned on, unruly, violent, visionary, wild, willful, zealous |
| Antonyms: | disinterested, dispassionate, impartial, unenthusiastic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | given to |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | likely to |
| Synonyms: | accustomed, addicted, apt, disposed, habituated, in the habit of, inclined, inured, liable, obsessed, prone |
| Main Entry: | hell-bent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | set on |
| Synonyms: | bent on, bound and determined, constant, decided, determined, driven, firm, fixed, intent, obsessed, persevering, persistent, relentless, resolute, resolved, serious, set on, single-minded, steadfast, strong-minded, strong-willed, stubborn, tenacious, unhesitating, unrelenting, unwavering |
| Main Entry: | hooked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | addicted |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, captivated, dependent, devoted, enamored, obsessed, prone, strung out, under the influence |
| Main Entry: | interested |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerned, curious |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, affected, attentive, attracted, awakened, biased, caught, drawn, eat sleep and breathe, engrossed, enticed, excited, fascinated, fired*, gone*, hooked, implicated, impressed, inspired, inspirited, intent, into*, involved, keen, lured, moved, obsessed, occupied, on the case, open, partial, partisan, predisposed, prejudiced, responsive, roused, sold, stimulated, stirred, struck, sympathetic, taken, touched |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disinterested, incurious, unconcerned |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | possessed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bewitched; under a spell |
| Synonyms: | bedeviled, berserk*, consumed, crazed, cursed, demented, enchanted, enthralled, fiendish, frenetic, frenzied, gone*, haunted, hooked, insane, into*, mad*, obsessed, raving, taken over, violent |
| Antonyms: | normal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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