fanatically

In extreme devotion

Fanatically describes doing something with intense, obsessive devotion—often beyond what others consider reasonable.

A fanatically clean person scrubs surfaces others wouldn't notice.

Someone fanatically devoted to a cause pursues it with single-minded zeal.

The word suggests passion tipping into excess: He fanatically tracked every calorie.

obsessive

compulsive

Unable to stop oneself

monomaniacal · preoccupied · engrossed · absorbed · unrelenting · inflexible · rigid · extreme · unyielding · persistent

devoted

passionate

Intensely emotional or enthusiastic

  • zealousPassionately eager and active
  • ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
  • ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted

committed · dedicated · loyal · staunch · devout · wholehearted · unwavering · single-minded · intense · fierce

Opposites
intensity of commitment

fanaticallycasually

In an informal way

indifferently · apathetically · moderately · mildly · halfheartedly

emotional detachment

fanaticallyindifferently

Without preference or concern

apathetically · dispassionately · nonchalantly · unconcernedly · detachedly

rationality vs. zealotry

fanaticallymoderately

To a limited degree

rationally · reasonably · level-headedly · soberly · temperately

Family

fanatical

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G