What is another word for fanatic?
570 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ fɐnˈatɪk], [ fɐnˈatɪk], [ f_ɐ_n_ˈa_t_ɪ_k]
A fanatic is someone who is obsessed or extremely passionate about something. Some synonyms for the word fanatic include enthusiast, zealot, devotee, maniac, extremist, and follower. An enthusiast is somebody who is very interested in a particular activity or subject, while a zealot is someone who has a fanatic and uncompromising devotion to a cause. A devotee is a person who is deeply committed to a particular religion, while a maniac is someone who is insanely enthusiastic about something. An extremist is someone who holds extreme views or takes extreme actions in pursuit of an agenda, whereas a follower is someone who adheres to the beliefs or directives of a particular leader or group.
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Similar words for fanatic:
- compulsive (adjective)
- enthusiastic (adjective)
- sectarian (adjective)
- touched (adjective)
- addicted (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- partisan (adjective)
- zealous (adjective)
- addict (noun)
- bigot (noun)
- demagogue (noun)
- devotee (noun)
- diehard (noun)
- disciple (noun)
- enthusiast (noun)
- extremist (noun)
- fiend (noun)
- maniac (noun)
- nut (noun)
- racist (noun)
- radical (noun)
- screwball (noun)
- sectarian (noun)
- zealot (noun)
Synonyms for Fanatic:
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adj.
• compulsive • enthusiastic • sectarian • touched • addicted- de pendent ,
- de voted ,
- de-pendent ,
- de-voted ,
- dis posed ,
- dis-posed ,
- more attached ,
- more fanatic ,
- more hyped ,
- more imbued ,
- most attached ,
- most fanatic ,
- most hyped ,
- most imbued ,
- pre disposed ,
- pre-disposed ,
- under influence .
- more accessory ,
- more adhering ,
- more cliquish ,
- more conspiratorial ,
- more denominational ,
- more overzealous ,
- more unreasoning ,
- more warped ,
- most accessory ,
- most adhering ,
- most cliquish ,
- most conspiratorial ,
- most denominational ,
- most overzealous ,
- most unreasoning ,
- most warped ,
- one sided ,
- onesided ,
- over zealous ,
- pre possessed ,
- pre-possessed ,
- un just ,
- un juster ,
- un justest ,
- un reasoning ,
- un-just ,
- un-juster ,
- un-justest ,
- un-reasoning .
- coming strong ,
- gungho ,
- more fireball ,
- more gung ho ,
- more gung-ho ,
- more gungho ,
- more self starting ,
- more self-starting ,
- more selfstarting ,
- more wild eyed ,
- more wild-eyed ,
- more wildeyed ,
- most fireball ,
- most gung ho ,
- most gung-ho ,
- most gungho ,
- most self starting ,
- most self-starting ,
- most selfstarting ,
- most wild eyed ,
- most wild-eyed ,
- most wildeyed ,
- self starting ,
- selfstarting ,
- wild eyed ,
- wildeyed .
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n.
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- Arabism ,
- anarchism ,
- antidisestablishmentarianism ,
- big tent ,
- camp follower ,
- capitalism ,
- cause ,
- collectivism ,
- collectivist ,
- colonialist .
- mono maniac ,
- mono maniacs ,
- mono-maniac ,
- mono-maniacs ,
- monomaniacs ,
- opinionated people ,
- opinionated persons ,
- super patriot ,
- super patriots ,
- super-patriot ,
- super-patriots ,
- superpatriots .
- Tories ,
- bourbon ,
- bourbons ,
- fundamentalist ,
- fundamentalists ,
- old liner ,
- praetorians ,
- pullback ,
- right-winger ,
- stick in the mud ,
- true blue ,
- ultra-conservative .
- black supremacist ,
- klansperson ,
- prejudiced person ,
- sexist person ,
- white supremacist ,
- xenophobe ,
- xenophobes .
Other synonyms:
- Sectary ,
- addict ,
- admirer ,
- dilettante ,
- disciple ,
- eager beaver ,
- enthusiast ,
- fan club ,
- far-out ,
- firebrand ,
- groupie ,
- nerd ,
- partisan ,
- revolutionist ,
- spotter ,
- stickler ,
- student ,
- ultra ,
- votary ,
- wonk .
- man ,
- revolutionary .
- radical .
- extreme .
Other relevant words:
- Abdal ,
- Accepter ,
- Aliene ,
- Dement ,
- Devotionalist ,
- Energumen ,
- FOU ,
- Formalist ,
- Hard-headed ,
- Hot-headed ,
- Mopus ,
- Opinator ,
- Opiniator ,
- Opinionatist ,
- Opinionist ,
- Pietist ,
- Precisian ,
- Rara Avis ,
- Rhapsodist ,
- Romancer ,
- Rooter ,
- Ultraist ,
- activist ,
- adherent ,
- advocate ,
- aficionada ,
- aficionado ,
- agog ,
- alien ,
- anarchist ,
- animated ,
- ardent ,
- ass ,
- avid ,
- backer ,
- bedlamite ,
- believer ,
- bigoted ,
- bitter-ender ,
- blatant ,
- blue-stocking ,
- booster ,
- borderline case ,
- buff ,
- bulldogged ,
- bullethead ,
- bullheaded ,
- burning ,
- case ,
- case-hardened ,
- catechumen ,
- champion ,
- character ,
- chauvinist ,
- christian ,
- churchgoer ,
- churchite ,
- churchman ,
- collector ,
- communicant ,
- complete ,
- convert ,
- crackbrain ,
- crackpot ,
- crazy ,
- daemon ,
- daimon ,
- demon ,
- demoniac ,
- devil ,
- devoted ,
- die-hard ,
- diehard ,
- distracted ,
- doctrinaire ,
- dogged ,
- dogmatic ,
- dogmatist ,
- donkey ,
- drastic ,
- dreamer ,
- eager ,
- earnest ,
- eccentric ,
- energetic ,
- enthusiastic ,
- excessive ,
- excited ,
- extravagant ,
- extremist ,
- exuberant ,
- faddist ,
- fan ,
- fanatical ,
- fanatico ,
- fanatics ,
- fervent ,
- fervid ,
- feverish ,
- fiend ,
- fiery ,
- firm ,
- flake ,
- flaming ,
- flighty ,
- fool ,
- frantic ,
- frenetic ,
- frenzied ,
- furious ,
- ghost ,
- glowing ,
- haggard ,
- hard core ,
- hard-nosed ,
- hardheaded ,
- hardnose ,
- head ,
- headstrong ,
- hearty ,
- heated ,
- hermit ,
- highflier ,
- hobbyist ,
- hobo ,
- hot ,
- hotheaded ,
- hypocrite ,
- idealist ,
- idiot ,
- illiberal ,
- immoderate ,
- impassioned ,
- infatuate ,
- inflamed ,
- inordinate ,
- insular ,
- intemperate ,
- intense ,
- intolerant ,
- intransigent ,
- invigorated ,
- irrational ,
- irrepressible ,
- jingo ,
- keen ,
- kook ,
- last-ditcher ,
- limited ,
- lone wolf ,
- loner ,
- loon ,
- loony ,
- lunatic ,
- lunatic fringe ,
- mad ,
- madcap ,
- madman ,
- male chauvinist ,
- maniacal ,
- maverick ,
- methodist ,
- militant ,
- monomaniac ,
- monomaniacal ,
- monster ,
- monstrosity ,
- moralist ,
- mule ,
- mulish ,
- narrow ,
- narrow-minded ,
- natural ,
- neophyte ,
- neurotic ,
- nonconformist ,
- obstinacy ,
- obstinate ,
- odd fellow ,
- oddball ,
- oddity ,
- ogre ,
- opinionated ,
- original ,
- out-and-out ,
- outrageous ,
- outsider ,
- overenthusiastic ,
- overzealous ,
- pariah ,
- parochial ,
- partizan ,
- passionate ,
- pedant ,
- perfervid ,
- persevering ,
- pertinacious ,
- pharisee ,
- phrenetic ,
- pig ,
- pigheaded ,
- positivist ,
- prejudiced ,
- prejudicial ,
- promoter ,
- proselyte ,
- provincial ,
- purist ,
- pursuer ,
- rabid ,
- racialist ,
- racist ,
- ranter ,
- raving lunatic ,
- receiver ,
- red hot ,
- religionist ,
- restive ,
- rigid ,
- romantic ,
- romanticist ,
- sabbatarian ,
- saint ,
- scorching ,
- screwball ,
- seer ,
- segregationist ,
- self-willed ,
- set ,
- sexist ,
- sheer ,
- solitary ,
- somnambulist ,
- spirited ,
- stand pat ,
- standpat ,
- standpatter ,
- stiff-necked ,
- strong-willed ,
- stubborn ,
- stuffed shirt ,
- sullen ,
- superpatriot ,
- supremacist ,
- teeny-bopper ,
- tenacious ,
- theist ,
- thorough ,
- thoroughgoing ,
- tramp ,
- truster ,
- type ,
- ultra- ,
- ultranationalist ,
- uncooperative ,
- unmitigated ,
- unqualified ,
- unrealistic ,
- unreasonable ,
- unreformed ,
- unregenerate ,
- unrepentant ,
- unruly ,
- unstinting ,
- vehement ,
- vigorous ,
- visionary ,
- weirdo ,
- white-hot ,
- wholehearted ,
- wild-eyed ,
- willful ,
- zealous ,
- zestful .
- cliquish ,
- coming on strong ,
- conspiratorial ,
- denominational ,
- fireball ,
- given over to ,
- gung-ho ,
- over-zealous ,
- prone to ,
- sectarian ,
- strung out ,
- unreasoning ,
- wedded to ,
- factional ,
- fonder ,
- hyped ,
- mentally unbalanced ,
- self-starting .
- Higgler ,
- Leftists ,
- Puritans ,
- Revolter ,
- Sectator ,
- Votarist ,
- avant-gardes ,
- catechumens ,
- doctrinaires ,
- dogmatists ,
- enforcer ,
- enforcers ,
- fruitcake ,
- fruitcakes ,
- haggler ,
- hagglers ,
- higglers ,
- left-winger ,
- left-wingers ,
- leftist ,
- leftwingers ,
- loonies ,
- non-conformist ,
- nutcase ,
- nutcases ,
- objector ,
- objectors ,
- opinionated person ,
- persecutor ,
- persecutors ,
- practitioner ,
- progressives ,
- psycho ,
- psychos ,
- reformer ,
- reformers ,
- rioter ,
- rioters ,
- rooters ,
- schizoid ,
- schizoids ,
- secessionist ,
- secessionists ,
- segregationists ,
- sexists ,
- subversives ,
- votarient .
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How to use "Fanatic" in context?
Fanaticism often spells trouble. For example, it can lead people to do dangerous things because they are so passionate about a cause or idea. It can also lead people to obsess over things to the point where they lose perspective on what is really important.
Fanaticism can be a good thing, too. Fanatics are often very passionate about their loved ones, their hobbies, or their beliefs. They are also usually very organized and dedicated to their goals. There are both positive and negative aspects to being a fanatic, but it is important to be aware of both before taking actions that could be harmful or damaging to oneself or others.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
zealot.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Adjective
enthusiastic.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
fanaticism.
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Noun, singular or mass
fan.
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Adjective
Homophones for Fanatic:
- fantods, fantasy, fundus, fuentes, Finnan Haddock, Fiendish, fantasize, fumed oak, funds, fantasise, fantasia.
Hyponym for Fanatic:
n.
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person
partisan, partizan, enthusiast.
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person
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