ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Compulsive', Synonyms of 'Compulsive' & More on 'Compulsive'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

compulsive
    adj 1: caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion;
           "compulsive drinking"
    2: strongly motivated to succeed [syn: compulsive,
       determined, driven]
    n 1: a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels
         compelled to do certain things

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Compulsive \Com*pul"sive\, a.
   Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
   [1913 Webster]

         Religion is . . . inconsistent with all compulsive
         motives.                                 --Sharp.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for compulsive:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

accordant, anal, automatic, blind, bourgeois, coactive, coercive, compelling, compulsatory, compulsory, concordant, conditioned, conformist, constrained, constraining, conventional, corresponding, driving, forced, forceful, formalistic, gripping, harmonious, holding, impelling, imperative, imperious, impulsive, in accord, in keeping, in line, in step, instinctive, involuntary, irresistible, kosher, mechanical, obsessing, obsessional, obsessive, orthodox, overwhelming, pedantic, plastic, possessing, precisianistic, preoccupying, pressing, reflex, reflexive, restraining, square, straight, stuffy, traditionalist, unconscious, unintentional, unthinking, unwilled, unwilling, unwitting, uptight, urgent

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