Synonyms for Fanaticism

Synonyms for "fanaticism" (167 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (34)

Noun(5 words)

zealotry beatlemaniacollective zealcultismcultural-revolutionary zeal

agitation authoritarianism balkiness bias bibliolatry bigotryblind sideblind spotblinders bluster brawl broil brouhaha bullheadedness cacophony chaoscharismatic giftcharismatic movementcharismatic renewalclosed mind

Show 9 more words

commotioncramped ideasdedication determination devotedness devotion disturbance doggedness dogmatism

Strong matches (50)

Noun(8 words)

dogmatism extremism fanatism fervency fervidness fervormass fervormob mentality

ebullition embroilment enthusiasm excessiveness extravagance extremeness extremism fanaticalness ferment fervorfixed mindflap fomentation foofaraw franticness frenzy fume furor furore fury

Show 22 more words

fussgift of tonguesglossolalia hardheadedness headstrongness hideboundness hubbub hysteria illiberality infatuationinflexible willinsularism insularity intolerance little-mindedness littleness madness maniamean mindmeanness monomania mulishness

Related words (83)

narrow sympathiesnarrow viewsnarrow-mindedness narrowness nearsightedness obduracy obsessiveness obstinacy obstinatenessodium theologicumopinionatedness overambitiousness overanxiety overanxiousness overdevoutness overeagerness overenthusiasm overpiousness overreaction overreligiousness

Show 59 more words

Noun(3 words)

obsessing obsession rabidity

Adjective(1 words)

unrestrained zeal

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

6 entries

devotion dogmatism extremismgroup dynamicsintolerancesocial phenomenon

More specific

9 entries

collective fanaticismcrowd enthusiasmfundamentalismmass hysteriamilitancymilitant fanaticismpolitical fanaticismreligious fanaticismsectarianism

Collocations

6 entries

cultural fanaticismintellectual fanaticismmass fanaticismpolitical fanaticismreligious fanaticismuncritical fanaticism

Inflections

1 entries

fanaticisms

Derivations

4 entries

fanatical fanatically fanaticist fanaticize

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Fanaticism is a monster a thousand times more dangerous than philosophical atheism.

Source: tatoeba (6388446)

Passion can be destructive and ferocious when it is motivated by fanaticism and racism.

Source: tatoeba (6393203)

Algerians are fed up of religious fanaticism.

Source: tatoeba (7858778)

Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.

Source: tatoeba (8163025)

Showing 4 of 9 available sentences.

Fanaticism