Definitions

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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While his fellow students spark to the winds of political change and sexual freedom, he becomes fixated on what a lone geranium, imaginatively monitored on its windowsill, might have to convey if given the chance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 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

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

Like Avery did for me for so much of middle school, even when I was distracted and fixated on grades.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

fixated

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