Synonyms for fanatic
fəˈnæt ɪkfa·nat·ic

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1. fanatic

   Synonyms:
   enthusiast, bigot, visionary, zealot

   Antonyms:
   skeptic, unbeliever, cynic

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1. fanatic, fiendadjective

   a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)

   "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill

   Synonyms:
   monster, daemon, fiend, ogre, devil, demon, daimon

   Antonyms:
   passionless

2. fanatic, fanatical, overzealous, rabidadjective

   marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

   "rabid isolationist"

   Synonyms:
   fanatical, rabid, overzealous

   Antonyms:
   passionless

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1. fanaticnoun

   Synonyms:
   enthusiast (especially on religious subjects), visionary, zealot

2. fanaticadjective

   Synonyms:
   enthusiastic, visionary, wild, mad

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1. fanaticnoun

   Synonyms:
   extremist, visionary, zealot

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1. List of paraphrases for "fanatic":

   fanatical, zealot, bigoted, fanaticism

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How to use fanatic in a sentence?

1. David Woodard:

   We haven't been the wild-haired fanatic that people think we are when it comes to backing candidates, when it comes down to vote, we have been sane and the extreme candidates fade, and I'm expecting that with Trump.

2. Aldous Huxley:

   Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt.

3. Eugene E. Brussell:

   A fanatic is one compelled to action by the need to find a strong meaning in life. The fanatic determines for himself what role he is to play in life, and his intense devotion to a cause is the means.

4. Hannah Baxter:

   Although I'm a certified beauty fanatic, it pains me to witness all of the wasted packaging that isn't recyclable wind up in landfills, i think a lot of people would be surprised to learn that bottle pumps, which are so ubiquitous, can't be recycled since many of the metal components are too small. That's why I'm a big fan of companies that offer refillable containers and that sell bulk refills so I can keep my original bottle and pump for years.

5. Eric Hoffer:

   The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.