English adjective: fanatic | |||
1. | fanatic marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | ||
Samples | Rabid isolationist. | ||
Synonyms | fanatical, overzealous, rabid | ||
Similar | passionate | ||
Antonyms | passionless | ||
English noun: fanatic | |||
1. | fanatic (person) a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) | ||
Samples | A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. | ||
Synonyms | fiend | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enthusiast, partisan, partizan | ||