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[ fuh-nat-i-kuhl ] / fəˈnæt ɪ kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fanatical ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivemotivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics. Origin of fanaticalFirst recorded in 1540–50; fanatic + -al1 SYNONYMS FOR fanaticalenthusiastic, zealous, frenzied, rabid. SEE SYNONYMS FOR fanatical ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for fanaticalSee intolerant, radical. OTHER WORDS FROM fanaticalfa·nat·i·cal·ly, adverbfa·nat·i·cal·ness, nounnon·fa·nat·i·cal, adjectivenon·fa·nat·i·cal·ly, adverb un·fa·nat·i·cal, adjectiveun·fa·nat·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby fanaticalfana, Fanagalo, Fanakalo, FANA test, fanatic, fanatical, fanaticism, fanaticize, fanback, fan base, fan belt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fanaticalThese fanatical groups wish to create fundamentalist enclaves in which some version of Sharia law will prevail. Can We Lose the Violent Muslim Cliché?|Jay Parini|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST His is a fanbase so fanatical that even those pretending to be him are mobbed and celebrated. This Charming Man: Meet 'Ronnissey,' Brooklyn's Fake Morrissey|Michael Moynihan|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST The foreign fighters are often the most fanatical on the battlefield. Syria’s Terror Blowback Threatens Europe and the United States|Bruce Riedel|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Having seen the finished product, I doubt that anyone but the most fanatical fundamentalists will object. ‘Noah’ Review: An Ambitious, Flawed Biblical Tale That You Have to See|Andrew Romano|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Viva, for their part, consider FXers to be poor and fanatical. My Week At An Austrian Fat Camp|Owen Matthews|October 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST The cross was destroyed by the fanatical zeal of the Reformers. The Strand District|Sir Walter Besant He proved that, in the mouth of his adversary, toleration was fanatical and cruel. History of the Girondists, Volume I|Alphonse de Lamartine They are more superstitious and fanatical than the Mohammedans of Turkey or Persia. Modern Persia|Mooshie G. Daniel They were a little mad, at least fanatical, whereas his mouth was controlled and legal and humorus. Manslaughter|Alice Duer Miller Bryan's obsession by the peace-at-any-price propaganda bordered on the fanatical. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915|Various
British Dictionary definitions for fanatical
adjectivesurpassing what is normal or accepted in enthusiasm for or belief in something; excessively or unusually dedicated or devoted Derived forms of fanaticalfanatically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fanaticalstubborn, single-minded, narrow-minded, frenzied, zealous, impassioned, enthusiastic, violent, bigoted, rabid, dogmatic, passionate, fervent, obsessive, biased, burning, contumacious, credulous, devoted, domineering |