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fanatical

/fəˈnætɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
fa-nat-i-cal
IPA
/fəˈnætɪkəl/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more fanatical (comparative) most fanatical (superlative)

Derived Forms

antifanatical fanatically fanaticalness nonfanatical ultrafanatical unfanatical

Frequently Paired Words

fanatic

Synonyms

fanatic overzealous rabid

Rhymes With

mathematical sabbatical problematical viatical

Questions

How do you pronounce fanatical?
The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈnætɪkəl/.
What does fanatical mean?
Having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause.

How to pronounce fanatical

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