obsessive-compulsive Synonyms
Strongest:
- aberrant
- high-strung
- paranoid
- sociopathic
- uptight
- schizoid
- paranoiac
- schizophrenic
- paranoic
- delirious
- delusionary
- delusional
- disordered
- paranoidal
- neurotic
- disturbed
Strong:
- crazed
- lunatic
- irrational
- jittery
- psychotic
- unsettled
- maniacal
- maniac
- demented
- uneasy
- jumpy
- nutty
- distressed
- restless
- anxious
- wacko
- overanxious
- certifiable
- whacky
- psycho
- unbalanced
- loony
- unquiet
- eccentric
- worried
- insane
- mad
- oddball
- mental
- bothered
- nervous
- deranged
- unstable
Weak:
- whacko
- crackpot
- bonkers
- batty
- looney
- tense
- daffy
- wacky
- bughouse
- pixillated
- daft
- haywire
- unsound
- crackbrained
- fruity
- non-compos-mentis
- balmy
- fixated
- scatty
- crazy
- kookie
- kooky
- looney-tunes
- strange
- cranky
- meshugah
- unhinged
- odd
- brainsick
- unreasonable
- obsessed
- meshugge
- loony-tunes
- wud
- loco
- gaga
- queer
- skittish
- bats
- barmy
- moonstruck
- bedlam
- cracked
- crackers
- meshuga
- pixilated
- screwy
- cuckoo
- meshuggah
- nuts
Strongest:
- reasonable
- unruffled
- tranquil
- untroubled
- sedate
- relieved
- placid
- serene
- placid
- collected
- undisturbed
- cool
- composed
- peaceful
- relieved
- cool
- serene
- sedate
- unperturbed
- unneurotic
- relaxed
- undisturbed
- rational
- reasonable
- level
- smooth
- tranquil
- unneurotic
- rational
- possessed
- collected
- possessed
- composed
- smooth
- unperturbed
- limpid
- relaxed
- untroubled
- limpid
- unruffled
- equal
- equal
- peaceful
- level
Strong:
- tranquilized
- clear
- self-possessed
- recollected
- tranquilized
- unshaken
- lucid
- sound
- tranquillized
- balanced
- together
- self-possessed
- coolheaded
- sane
- coolheaded
- tranquillized
- balanced
- unworried
- lucid
- unworried
- recollected
- sane
- unshaken
- together
- sound
- clear
Weak:
obsessive-compulsive Meaning
obsessive-compulsive (n)
a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics
obsessive-compulsive (s)
characterized by obsessions and compulsions
obsessive-compulsive Sentence Examples
- The patient exhibited obsessive-compulsive thoughts about contamination and performed excessive handwashing.
- Her obsessive-compulsive cleaning rituals consumed several hours each day, leaving her exhausted.
- The obsessive-compulsive disorder manifested in hoarding behavior, causing the home to become cluttered and unsanitary.
- The child's obsessive-compulsive counting rituals delayed him from completing his schoolwork.
- The obsessive-compulsive fear of germs led to social isolation and disrupted relationships.
- The obsessive-compulsive thoughts became so intrusive that they interfered with the patient's ability to concentrate.
- The obsessive-compulsive need for symmetry caused the patient to rearrange objects repeatedly.
- The obsessive-compulsive doubting thoughts plagued the patient, making it difficult to make decisions.
- The obsessive-compulsive preoccupation with orderliness and perfectionism created intense anxiety and stress.
- The obsessive-compulsive rituals provided temporary relief from anxiety, but ultimately perpetuated the cycle of distress.
FAQs About the word obsessive-compulsive
a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics, characterized by obsessions and compulsions
aberrant, high-strung, paranoid, sociopathic, uptight, schizoid, paranoiac, schizophrenic, paranoic, delirious
reasonable, unruffled, tranquil, untroubled, sedate, relieved, placid, serene, placid, collected
The patient exhibited obsessive-compulsive thoughts about contamination and performed excessive handwashing.
Her obsessive-compulsive cleaning rituals consumed several hours each day, leaving her exhausted.
The obsessive-compulsive disorder manifested in hoarding behavior, causing the home to become cluttered and unsanitary.
The child's obsessive-compulsive counting rituals delayed him from completing his schoolwork.
