📖 Definitions of "Compulsive"
noun
- 1
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
adjective
- 1
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
- 2
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
🔄 Synonyms of "Compulsive"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ambitious | (of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction. |
| determined | Decided; resolute, possessing much determination; dogged. |
| driven | Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals. |
| neuroticnoun | (informal) Overly anxious. |
| psychoneuroticnoun | Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Compulsive"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| driven | Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals. |
| ambitious | (of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction. |
| determined | Decided; resolute, possessing much determination; dogged. |
| neurotic | (informal) Overly anxious. |
| psychoneurotic | Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis. |
| obsessive | Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others. |
| compelling | very interesting; able to capture and hold one's attention |
| heavy | (of any physical thing) Having great weight. |
| forced | Obtained forcefully, not naturally. |
| compulsory | Required; obligatory; mandatory. |
| knockverb | An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood. |
| pathological | (medicine) Relating to, amounting to, or caused by a physical or mental disorder. |
| irresistible | Impossible to resist. |
| habitualnoun | Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring. |
| addictivenoun | Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming. |
| uncontrollable | Not able to be controlled, contained or governed. |
| involuntary | Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling. |
| mechanicalnoun | Done by machine. |
| pressingnoun | Needing urgent attention. |
| unstoppable | Unable to be stopped. |
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