Antonyms for monomaniacal
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : mon-uh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌmɒn əˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə |
Definition of monomaniacal
Origin :- "insanity in regard to a single subect or class of subjects," 1820, probably on model of earlier French monomanie, from Modern Latin monomania, from Greek monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + mania (see mania).
- As in driven : adj compelled
- As in fanatical : adj overenthusiastic
- And he was no madman, no victim of a monomaniacal obsession.
- Extract from : « This Crowded Earth » by Robert Bloch
- Hysterical, like epileptic, subjects often suffer from melancholia or monomaniacal delirium.
- Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
- All I wanted was to satisfy myself that I was free from a monomaniacal illusion.
- Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, XXII » by various
Synonyms for monomaniacal
- ambitious
- biased
- bigoted
- bugged
- burning
- compulsive
- consumed
- contumacious
- credulous
- devoted
- directed
- dogmatic
- domineering
- enthusiastic
- erratic
- extreme
- fervent
- feverish
- fiery
- forced
- frenzied
- galvanized
- guided
- headstrong
- herded
- high on
- immoderate
- impassioned
- impelled
- impulsive
- incorrigible
- induced
- infatuated
- mad
- monomaniacal
- motivated
- narrow-minded
- nuts for
- obsessed
- obsessive
- obstinate
- opinionated
- partial
- partisan
- passionate
- possessed
- prejudiced
- pushed
- rabid
- radical
- raving
- single-minded
- steered
- stubborn
- turned on
- Type A
- unruly
- urged on
- violent
- visionary
- wild
- willful
- zealous
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