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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We spend so much time consumed by the now, and when we’re not, we’re fixated on the future and its glaring unpredictability.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

In 2022, actor Ben Affleck launched his AI film tech company, InterPositive, after becoming fixated on AI in film production.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

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

Once I did, I realized that something really important had happened while I was fixated on the olive groves of Kabul and Baghdad.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

fixated

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