Definitions

one-track mind

NOUN

mind set on one idea

Synonyms

WEAK

attraction compulsion fascination fixation fixed idea hang-up idée fixe infatuation monomania obsession passion preoccupation prepossession ruling passion single-mindedness tunnel vision

Example Sentences

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“Zana definitely helps me be a little less one-track mind and enjoy what just happened,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024

The on-again-off-again relationship opens up Miranda's one-track mind.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024

“Maybe it was just like a one-track mind kind of thing. Well, I’m a cop, so all cops need to think like this.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2022

Everyone was on a one-track mind back then.

From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2015

“You have a one-track mind, you know that?”

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn