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