compulsively
Driven by urges
Compulsively describes doing something as if driven by an irresistible urge.
A person who compulsively checks their phone does so repeatedly and almost involuntarily.
The word can describe clinical conditions—compulsive gambling, compulsive hand-washing—or simply strong habits: He compulsively corrects other people's grammar.
With unhealthy fixation
- single-mindedlyWith unwavering concentration
- fanaticallyWith excessive, obsessive enthusiasm
- monomaniacallyWith pathological singular focus
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
relentlessly · doggedly · maniacally · feverishly · zealously · frantically · desperately · intensely
Beyond one's power to check
- irresistiblyBeyond power to refuse
- involuntarilyWithout deliberate intent
- unstoppablyIn an unhalting manner
- helplesslyWithout ability to cope
overwhelmingly · urgently · desperately · frantically · wildly · frenziedly · manically · impulsively
As regular practice
- repeatedlyMany times over
- constantlyAt all times
- continuallyWithout pause or interruption
- routinelyAs standard practice
automatically · mechanically · ritualistically · systematically · regularly · chronically · perpetually · incessantly
obsessively
With unhealthy fixation
- single-mindedlyWith unwavering concentration
- fanaticallyWith excessive, obsessive enthusiasm
- monomaniacallyWith pathological singular focus
persistently · relentlessly · doggedly · maniacally · feverishly · zealously · frantically · desperately · intensely · neurotically
uncontrollably
Beyond one's power to check
- irresistiblyBeyond power to refuse
- involuntarilyWithout deliberate intent
- unstoppablyIn an unhalting manner
helplessly · overwhelmingly · urgently · desperately · frantically · wildly · frenziedly · manically · impulsively · unrestrainedly
habitually
As regular practice
- repeatedlyMany times over
- constantlyAt all times
- continuallyWithout pause or interruption
routinely · automatically · mechanically · ritualistically · systematically · regularly · chronically · perpetually · incessantly · unceasingly
driven
Intensely determined to achieve
urged · spurred · impelled · moved · prompted · compelled · forced · pressured · goaded · possessed
compulsivelyvoluntarily
Without external compulsion
by choice · deliberately · intentionally · willingly · freely
compulsivelyindifferently
Without preference or concern
apathetically · dispassionately · blandly · casually · half-heartedly
compulsivelysporadically
At irregular intervals
occasionally · irregularly · infrequently · intermittently · rarely
- compulsive shopperOne who buys uncontrollably
- compulsive eatingUncontrollable urge to overeat
- compulsive gamblingInability to resist betting
- obsessive-compulsive disorderAnxiety disorder with rituals
- obsessive compulsive disorderAnxiety disorder with repetitive behaviors
- compulsive gamblerOne addicted to wagering
compulsive, compulsiveness, compulsives, compulsive behavior