fanatical

[ fuh-nat-i-kuhl ]

/ fəˈnæt ɪ kəl /

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adjective

motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.

Also fanatic.

Origin of fanatical

First recorded in 1540–50; fanatic + -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR fanatical

enthusiastic, zealous, frenzied, rabid.

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See intolerant, radical.

OTHER WORDS FROM fanatical

fa·nat·i·cal·ly, adverb fa·nat·i·cal·ness, noun non·fa·nat·i·cal, adjective non·fa·nat·i·cal·ly, adverb

un·fa·nat·i·cal, adjective un·fa·nat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby fanatical

fana, fana test, fanagalo, fanakalo, fanatic, fanatical, fanaticism, fanaticize, fanback, fanbase, fanboy

Example sentences from the Web for fanatical

These fanatical groups wish to create fundamentalist enclaves in which some version of Sharia law will prevail.

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His is a fanbase so fanatical that even those pretending to be him are mobbed and celebrated.

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The foreign fighters are often the most fanatical on the battlefield.

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Having seen the finished product, I doubt that anyone but the most fanatical fundamentalists will object.

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Viva, for their part, consider FXers to be poor and fanatical.

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The cross was destroyed by the fanatical zeal of the Reformers.

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He proved that, in the mouth of his adversary, toleration was fanatical and cruel.

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They are more superstitious and fanatical than the Mohammedans of Turkey or Persia.

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They were a little mad, at least fanatical, whereas his mouth was controlled and legal and humorus.

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Bryan's obsession by the peace-at-any-price propaganda bordered on the fanatical.

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British Dictionary definitions for fanatical

fanatical

/ (fəˈnætɪkəl) /

adjective

surpassing what is normal or accepted in enthusiasm for or belief in something; excessively or unusually dedicated or devoted

Derived forms of fanatical

fanatically, adverb

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