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