obsessive-compulsive Synonyms
Strongest:
- disturbed
- disordered
- paranoidal
- schizoid
- aberrant
- paranoic
- neurotic
- delirious
- sociopathic
- schizophrenic
- paranoiac
- delusionary
- high-strung
- paranoid
- uptight
- delusional
Strong:
- whacky
- oddball
- anxious
- eccentric
- restless
- loony
- lunatic
- unstable
- mental
- jumpy
- worried
- psycho
- distressed
- jittery
- maniac
- nutty
- crazed
- wacko
- psychotic
- maniacal
- irrational
- mad
- demented
- unquiet
- deranged
- uneasy
- certifiable
- overanxious
- insane
- unbalanced
- bothered
- unsettled
- nervous
Weak:
- skittish
- crackers
- meshugge
- loco
- pixilated
- odd
- unreasonable
- scatty
- daft
- pixillated
- balmy
- bonkers
- strange
- obsessed
- crazy
- fruity
- haywire
- cuckoo
- crackpot
- bedlam
- cracked
- whacko
- kookie
- barmy
- moonstruck
- wud
- fixated
- looney
- meshugah
- nuts
- wacky
- bughouse
- brainsick
- cranky
- batty
- unhinged
- meshuggah
- queer
- screwy
- unsound
- meshuga
- kooky
- loony-tunes
- gaga
- bats
- tense
- non-compos-mentis
- looney-tunes
- crackbrained
- daffy
Strongest:
- tranquil
- placid
- cool
- collected
- peaceful
- placid
- possessed
- composed
- rational
- composed
- undisturbed
- undisturbed
- cool
- relaxed
- serene
- unperturbed
- possessed
- level
- level
- untroubled
- relieved
- relaxed
- peaceful
- untroubled
- tranquil
- unperturbed
- unneurotic
- sedate
- limpid
- collected
- relieved
- unruffled
- equal
- rational
- sedate
- reasonable
- serene
- equal
- smooth
- unruffled
- reasonable
- limpid
- unneurotic
- smooth
Strong:
- unshaken
- balanced
- recollected
- tranquillized
- self-possessed
- coolheaded
- tranquilized
- together
- clear
- together
- sound
- tranquillized
- clear
- unworried
- lucid
- sane
- coolheaded
- recollected
- unshaken
- tranquilized
- sound
- sane
- balanced
- unworried
- lucid
- self-possessed
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
disturbed, disordered, paranoidal, schizoid, aberrant, paranoic,neurotic, delirious, sociopathic, schizophrenic
tranquil, placid, cool, collected, peaceful, placid, possessed, composed, rational, composed
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.