Once a habit has been acquired, it almost has compulsive power over us.
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Compulsive
//kəmˈpʌlsɪv//
Synonyms for "compulsive" (69 found)
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18 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- задължителен adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
- принудителен adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
Catalan
1 entries- compulsiu adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
Czech
1 entries- nutkavý adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
Dutch
1 entries- dwangmatig adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
Finnish
2 entries- pakonomainen adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
- pakottava adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
German
1 entries- zwanghaft adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
Hungarian
1 entries- kényszeres adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
Mongolian
1 entries- өөрийн эрхгүй adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
Polish
2 entries- kompulsywny adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
- przymusowy adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
Romanian
2 entries- coercitiv adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
- constrângător adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
Russian
2 entries- навязчивый adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
- неконтроли́руемый adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
Spanish
1 entries- compulsivo adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
Swedish
1 entries- tvångsmässig adj (uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
He is a compulsive gambler.
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Tom is a compulsive gambler.
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Tom is a compulsive liar.
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