fiend for

ADJECTIVE

engrossed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorbed captivated consumed engaged enthralled submerged

STRONG

bugged busy fascinated gone gripped hooked immersed intrigued lost monopolized occupied riveted

WEAK

all wound up assiduous caught up caught up in deep diligent head over heels heavily into hung up industrious intent into rapt really into sedulous taken up with tied-up turned on up to here in wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONG

existing idle inactive

WEAK

bored disenthralled disinterested ignoring inattentive oblivious uncaring uninterested unoccupied

Example Sentences

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She ran a thriving business with her husband and was just as much a fiend for efficiency.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2023

I'm truly a fiend for all things seasonal and holiday coffees and lattes.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2022

“He’s into hunting, he likes popcorn, and the guy is a fiend for gluten-free biscuits.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2022

It is uncomfortable, eerie-ing and yet, still, I fiend for it.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2018

She is a fiend for aesthetics with an eye for fashion that is both unique and coveted, and provides her with a sizable income since her retirement from the ballet.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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