Antonyms for monomaniac


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mon-uh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh
Phonetic Transcription : ˌmɒn əˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə


Definition of monomaniac

Origin :
  • 1833; see monomania + maniac. Related: Monomaniacal.
  • As in bigot : noun intolerant, prejudiced person
  • As in crank : noun a person with an obsession
  • As in enthusiast : noun person active in interest
  • As in fanatic : noun person overenthusiastic about an interest
  • As in fiend : noun person overenthusiastic about interest
Example sentences :
  • Had much study made of him a monomaniac babbling in a dream of absurdities?
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • "I shall not say anything," said the monomaniac, with a wonderful and peaceful face.
  • Extract from : « The Innocence of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton
  • I am full of the fellow; a little more, and he'll make a monomaniac of me.
  • Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade
  • "She is a monomaniac on the subject, I should imagine," observed Albert.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Terry » by Charles Clark Munn
  • She became a monomaniac, and of that sort of which rulers of men are made.
  • Extract from : « The Threatening Eye » by Edward Frederick Knight
  • Would not his neighbors regard him as a monomaniac or a simpleton?
  • Extract from : « The World's Great Sermons, Volume 04 » by Various
  • The elder girl, of about eighteen, was almost a monomaniac upon the war.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Service. » by Albert D. Richardson
  • You shall accept him, she repeated with the insistence of a monomaniac.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Incoul's Misadventure » by Edgar Saltus
  • He became a monomaniac, and worried himself to death on the ground of poverty.
  • Extract from : « The Home at Greylock » by Elizabeth Prentiss
  • "You are just a monomaniac, Rowley, my old man," said Mrs. Morgan.
  • Extract from : « Hester, Volume 2 (of 3) » by Margaret Oliphant

Synonyms for monomaniac

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