single-mindedly
Without any distraction
Single-mindedly means with focused, unwavering determination toward one goal or purpose.
It describes pursuing something to the exclusion of distractions or competing interests: She single-mindedly devoted herself to the research, He single-mindedly chased the promotion for three years.
The word can suggest admirable dedication or obsessive tunnel vision, depending on context.
Fixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- doggedStubbornly persevering
persistent · unyielding · unflinching · unrelenting · unshakeable · unswerving · indomitable · persevering
Fixation on single idea
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- zealotryExcessive devotion to beliefs
compulsion · mania · infatuation · consumed · possessed · driven · haunted · gripped
Focused on objectives
- drivenIntensely determined to achieve
- motivatedSpurred to action
- aspiringSeeking to achieve
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
pursuing · chasing · seeking · determined · ambitious · purposeful · mission-driven · success-driven
Gathered or intensified
- absorbedTook in fully
- engrossedWholly absorbed in something
- fixatedObsessively attached or focused
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
intent · immersed · laser-focused · undistracted · attentive · riveted · rapt · locked-in
resolute
Fixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
dogged · persistent · unyielding · unflinching · unrelenting · unshakeable · unswerving · indomitable · persevering · relentless
monomania
Fixation on single idea
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
zealotry · compulsion · mania · infatuation · consumed · possessed · driven · haunted · gripped · captivated
goal-oriented
Focused on objectives
striving · pursuing · chasing · seeking · determined · ambitious · purposeful · mission-driven · success-driven · achievement-oriented
concentrated
Gathered or intensified
preoccupied · intent · immersed · laser-focused · undistracted · attentive · riveted · rapt · locked-in · honed
single-mindedlydistractedly
In an inattentive manner
half-heartedly · inattentively · desultorily · haphazardly · fitfully
single-mindedlyopen-mindedly
With willingness to consider
flexibly · adaptably · broadly · eclectically · diversely
single-mindedlyindecisively
Without firm resolve
hesitantly · waveringly · irresolutely · tentatively · ambivalently
mind, single, singular, mindful, minded, mindless, mindfulness, singles, singleness