fixated
Unable to look away
Fixated describes an obsessive focus on something, often unhealthily so.
Someone fixated on an ex-partner can't stop thinking about them.
A person fixated on weight checks the scale constantly.
The word implies a preoccupation that crowds out other concerns: He's fixated on revenge.
In psychology, fixation refers to arrested development at an early stage—hence oral fixation, anal fixation.
Mentally elsewhere, not present
- obsessedGripped by fixation
- consumedFully used or eaten
- infatuatedConsumed by shallow ardor
- monomaniacalFixated on one idea
possessed · haunted · besotted · enamored · captivated · mesmerized · hooked · addicted
Took in fully
- enthralledDeeply fascinated, held rapt
- immersedPlunged entirely into
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
- rivetedFastened or enthralled
engaged · spellbound · rapt · intent · lost · wrapped · attentive · captivated
Gathered or intensified
- attentivePaying close notice
- intentPlanned purpose
- dedicatedWholly committed to something
- single-mindedDevoted to one purpose
diligent · honed · targeted · laser-focused · unwavering · steadfast · resolute · determined
Firmly committed to purpose
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- doggedStubbornly persevering
stubborn · unyielding · persevering · relentless · unrelenting · adamant · obstinate · insistent
Seized by authorities
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
- regressedReturned to earlier state
- stuntedArrested in development
- stuckUnable to move
unresolved · developmental · Freudian · immature · attachment · neurotic · repressed · unconscious
preoccupied
Mentally elsewhere, not present
- obsessedGripped by fixation
- consumedFully used or eaten
- infatuatedConsumed by shallow ardor
monomaniacal · possessed · haunted · besotted · enamored · captivated · mesmerized · hooked · addicted · tormented
absorbed
Took in fully
- enthralledDeeply fascinated, held rapt
- immersedPlunged entirely into
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
riveted · engaged · spellbound · rapt · intent · lost · wrapped · attentive · captivated · deep
concentrated
Gathered or intensified
single-minded · diligent · honed · targeted · laser-focused · unwavering · steadfast · resolute · determined · purposeful
determined
Firmly committed to purpose
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
dogged · stubborn · unyielding · persevering · relentless · unrelenting · adamant · obstinate · insistent · immovable
arrested
Seized by authorities
stuck · unresolved · developmental · Freudian · immature · attachment · neurotic · repressed · unconscious · trauma
- captivatedspellbound, entranced, enthralled, mesmerized, rapt
- attentionattention, focus, focused, attentiveness, focused attention
- egotismarrogant, conceited, egocentric, egomaniac, egotist
fixateddistracted
Unable to concentrate
unfocused · wandering · scattered · inattentive · absent-minded
fixatedindifferent
Lacking interest or concern
disinterested · detached · unconcerned · aloof · apathetic
fixatedflexible
Able to bend freely
open-minded · adaptable · free-thinking · balanced · normal
- oral fixationPsychological attachment to mouth activities
- mother fixation
- nitrogen fixationConverting inert gas to ammonia