MONOMANIA Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

monomania

noun

Definition of monomania

as in obsession

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Recent Examples of monomania The Kennedy assassination all at once gave Martin a vocation and a network of pen pals and phone buddies; her monomania also provided her kids with an opportunity for experiential learning in a pre-digital era. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2026 The entire plot of the movie spun out of his love for Princess Peach, and Black’s vocal performance was a delectable weave of monomania and insecurity. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026 Bernhard’s barely contained incestuous desires (The Loser is only one of a suite of works about brother-sister love and hate, alongside Correction, The Lime Works, and Concrete) are the product of individual psychologies run amok and turned back on themselves, the offshoots of artistic monomania. — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 The funny thing is, Austin fathered seven children in all, but only Dot, Betty and Helen were coerced into performing, and their father’s monomania is compared, quite alarmingly, to such bullying stage fathers as Murray Wilson (The Beach Boys) and Joe Jackson (The Jackson 5). — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026 In this opera about monomania and desperation, the stakes somehow seem low. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025 That moniker, which sits on the line between jokiness and monomania, captures the danger. — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2024 The monomania of getting into the sky transcends any barrier that puts him on the ground. — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2022

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Noun

Head baker Lou Turner (formerly pastry chef at Obelix, a French bistro in the city’s River North) churns out superb pastries that invite obsession.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Neece was raised 15 minutes away from Disneyland and developed an obsession with it early on.

— Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of obsession

Noun

Symptoms of postpartum psychosis can include delusions or hallucinations that can prompt suicidal or homicidal action, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
That’s the sign of an overmatched team, and one that should be far, far away from any delusions of postseason grandeur.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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Cage plays Roy, a gifted con artist with obsessive-compulsive disorder whose tics, phobias and elaborate rituals have turned his immaculate home into a fortress against the world.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Turns out that the star had quite the number of phobias to conquer.

— Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

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