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