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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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He was fixated on my getting a job after school.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

For years, the West has been fixated on the “Davidson Window”—the 2021 warning by Adm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Traders and analysts are fixated on the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow passage between Iran and Oman through which 20% of the world’s oil typically flows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

“I fixated on the trash can,” said Molina.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Of course I had no idea—Ellie decides about clearancing—but why was Alyssa so fixated on this particular shirt?

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.