single-mindedness
Relentless pursuit mentality
Single-mindedness is intense focus on one goal or purpose to the exclusion of everything else.
It suggests determination that won't be distracted or deterred: Her single-mindedness about making partner meant she had no social life.
The quality can be admirable or troubling depending on context—dedication in an athlete, obsession in a fanatic.
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
willpower · dedication · commitment · steadfastness · resilience · persistence · endurance · constancy
Persistent mental attachment
- monomaniaFixation on single idea
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
zealotry · idée fixe · all-consuming · relentlessness · consumed · driven · possessed · blinkered
Sustained single-minded attention
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
- immersionState of being submerged
intensity · intentness · fixedness · tunnel vision · laser focus · undivided attention · zeroing in · homing in
Focused on objectives
- mission-drivenGuided by core purpose
- visionAbility to see
- objectivePurpose or goal
- pursuitAct of chasing something
calling · vocation · quest · directed · intentional · motivated · resolute · purposeful
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
fortitude · willpower · dedication · commitment · steadfastness · resilience · persistence · endurance · constancy · doggedness
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- monomaniaFixation on single idea
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
fanaticism · zealotry · idée fixe · all-consuming · relentlessness · consumed · driven · possessed · blinkered · myopic
concentration
Sustained single-minded attention
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
immersion · intensity · intentness · fixedness · tunnel vision · laser focus · undivided attention · zeroing in · homing in · exclusivity
goal-oriented
Focused on objectives
- mission-drivenGuided by core purpose
- visionAbility to see
- objectivePurpose or goal
pursuit · calling · vocation · quest · directed · intentional · motivated · resolute · purposeful · driven
- ___-mindedness words
- attentionattention, focus, focused, attentiveness, focused attention
- focusfocus, concentration, attention, focal point, concentrate
- stubbornnessstubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadedness, bullheadedness, mulishness
- work ethicdiligence, hard worker, industriousness, go-getter, hard work
- obsessionsobsession, fixation, monomania, preoccupation, mania
single-mindednessabsent-mindedness
Preoccupied inattention to surroundings
inattention · scatterbrained · diffuseness · flightiness · divided attention
single-mindednessaimlessness
Lack of direction
purposelessness · indecision · irresolution · directionlessness · half-heartedness
single-mindednessopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
flexibility · versatility · broad-mindedness · adaptability · eclecticism