Need another word that means the same as “rabid”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “rabid” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Rabid” are: fanatic, fanatical, overzealous, extreme, extremist, violent, maniacal, wild, passionate, fervent, uncompromising, mad, hydrophobic
Rabid as an Adjective
Definitions of "Rabid" as an adjective
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rabid” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
- Having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something.
- Of or connected with rabies.
- Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.
- (of an animal) affected with rabies.
- Of or infected by rabies.
Synonyms of "Rabid" as an adjective (13 Words)
| extreme | Not usual; exceptional. In extreme cases the soldier may be discharged. |
| extremist | (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm. Extremist political views. |
| fanatic | Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea. His eyes had a fanatic iciness. |
| fanatical | Filled with excessive and single-minded zeal. Her husband was fanatical about tidiness. |
| fervent | Having or displaying a passionate intensity. The fervent heat merely communicated a genial warmth to their half torpid systems. |
| hydrophobic | Of or suffering from hydrophobia. |
| mad | Affected with madness or insanity. Mad at his friend. |
| maniacal | Suffering from mania. A maniacal dictator. |
| overzealous | Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea. He s been overzealous in handing out parking tickets. |
| passionate | Arising from intense feelings of sexual love. He s passionate about football. |
| uncompromising | Showing an unwillingness to make concessions to others, especially by changing one’s ways or opinions. The uncompromising ugliness of the era s buildings. |
| violent | Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions inclined to react violently fervid. Her dress was a violent red. |
| wild | Produced from wild animals or plants without cultivation. Wild geese. |
Usage Examples of "Rabid" as an adjective
- The show's small but rabid fan base.
- A rabid ideologue.
- She's expecting more rabid support from the home fans.
- Her mother was bitten by a rabid dog.
- Rabid isolationist.
Associations of "Rabid" (30 Words)
| acute | Denoting or designed for patients with an acute form of a disease. The acute phase of the illness. |
| ardent | Burning; glowing. Ardent revolutionaries. |
| crazy | Possessed by inordinate excitement. A crazy scheme. |
| delirium | Wild excitement or ecstasy. A chorus of delirium from the terrace. |
| enthusiasm | Something that arouses enthusiasm. Enthusiasm for his program is growing. |
| enthusiast | An ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity. A sports car enthusiast. |
| enthusiastic | Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval. Was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons. |
| enthusiastically | In a way that shows intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval. The audience applauded enthusiastically. |
| fanatic | A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause. His eyes had a fanatic iciness. |
| fanaticism | Excessive intolerance of opposing views. The dangers of religious fanaticism. |
| frantic | Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion. Frantic attempts to resuscitate the girl. |
| frenetic | Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion. Frenetic screams followed the accident. |
| frenzied | Affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason. A frenzied look in his eye. |
| frenzy | State of violent mental agitation. Doreen worked herself into a frenzy of rage. |
| fury | A feeling of intense anger. Rachel shouted beside herself with fury. |
| hysteria | An old-fashioned term for a psychological disorder characterized by conversion of psychological stress into physical symptoms (somatization) or a change in self-awareness (such as a fugue state or selective amnesia). The anti Semitic hysteria of the 1890s. |
| impassioned | Characterized by intense emotion. She made an impassioned plea for help. |
| lunatic | Insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon. A ward of lunatic old ladies. |
| mania | Mental illness marked by periods of great excitement or euphoria, delusions, and overactivity. He had a mania for automobiles. |
| manic | (in psychiatry) relating to or affected by mania. Manic patients. |
| overwrought | Deeply agitated especially from emotion. She was too overwrought to listen to reason. |
| passionate | Having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs. A passionate kiss. |
| psychosis | Any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted. The symptoms of psychosis. |
| rampage | Act violently, recklessly, or destructively. Youths went on the rampage and wrecked a classroom. |
| raving | In a raving manner. Raving mad. |
| schizophrenia | Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact. Gibraltar s schizophrenia continues to be fed by colonial pride. |
| wild | In a wild or undomesticated manner. Edible wild plants. |
| zealot | A fervent and even militant proponent of something. |
| zealotry | Excessive intolerance of opposing views. He expressed concern about religious zealotry playing an increasing role in politics. |
| zealous | Marked by active interest and enthusiasm. The council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations. |