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fixated

[fik-sey-tid] / ˈfɪk seɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
obsessed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
captivated dominated haunted preoccupied troubled
STRONG
bedeviled beset bewitched controlled dogged engrossed gripped harassed held hooked infatuated overpowered plagued possessed prepossessed seized tormented
WEAK
eat, sleep, and breathe fiendish have on the brain hung up on immersed in into really into taken over tied-up turned on up to here in wound up with wrapped up in
Antonyms
STRONG
disenchanted
WEAK
indifferent unconcerned

Example Sentences

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Since the start of 2026, the White House ballroom has become a topic Trump is so fixated with that he can’t seem to stop talking about it.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

The delay in identifying Quinn came after detectives fixated on the wrong man.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

For that reason, even after this week’s dividend hike, many Costco investors are likely fixated on a different number: The price of gasoline.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

While investors are fixated on when energy flows will resume and normalize in the Strait of Hormuz, oil markets themselves may be signaling peak worry time is over.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

It’s funny: the whole time she was shunning me, I was fixated on her charm bracelet.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone