COMPULSIVE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word compulsive. (close relations)
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| driven | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • compelled forcibly by an outside agency • urged or forced to action through moral pressure • strongly motivated to succeed | ||||||
| addictive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • causing or characterized by addiction | ||||||
| binding | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the capacity to attract and hold something • strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration • the act of applying a bandage • one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall • the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book adjective satellite • executed with proper legal authority | ||||||
| impulsive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus • without forethought • having the power of driving or impelling • determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason • characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation | ||||||
| irresistible | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • impossible to resist; overpowering adjective satellite • overpoweringly attractive | ||||||
| obsessional | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by or constituting an obsession | ||||||
| obsessive | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a person who has obsessions adjective satellite • characterized by or constituting an obsession | ||||||
| obsessive-compulsive | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics adjective satellite • characterized by obsessions and compulsions | ||||||
| overpowering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • so strong as to be irresistible | ||||||
| overwhelming | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • so strong as to be irresistible • very strong; urgently felt | ||||||
| strong-willed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having a determined will | ||||||
| uncontrollable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • difficult to solve or alleviate • incapable of being controlled • incapable of being controlled or managed • impossible to repress or control | ||||||
| addicting | adjectiveadj | |||||
verb • To deliver (someone or something) following a judicial decision. • To devote (oneself) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc. • To bind (a person or thing) to the service of something. • To devote or pledge (oneself) to a given person, cause etc. • To devote (one's mind, talent etc.) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc. • To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted. adjective • Causing addiction. | ||||||
| compulsatory | adjectiveadj | |||||
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| determined | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation adjective satellite • characterized by great determination • devoting full strength and concentrated attention to • determined or decided upon as by an authority • strongly motivated to succeed | ||||||
