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rabid

rabid

37 7.5
Showing extreme and unreasonable support for a person or idea
  • adjective
  • /ˈræbɪd/
translation icon : fanático
  • Not to mention my rabid readers.
  • rabid fans
  • a rabid anti

She sounds like she's a rabid fan of mine.

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Examples

  • I am nourished by the practice of my craft and the fondness of rabid fans.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • We're, we're seeing shows that are getting smaller audiences but enormously loyal, rabid fan bases.

  • My faith is better served away from the rabid crowd.

  • What he did not take into account was the fact that Steven was rabid on the subject.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • But you would have to say he was a rabid secularist.

  • We're talking about actual rabid fans where all they do is post about AMD.

  • Because I am, I am a rabid capitalist.

  • Growing up, my brother and I were rabid Dodgers fans;

    Fiction book (2001)
  • And there are others, lots of others, who engender rabid loyalty from devoted readers.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Many rabid fans of the band waited hours in line for tickets to the concert.

Synonyms

crazy
vsrabid
  • Informal
3.5

Very enthusiastic or excited, often in a way that seems unreasonable

is extreme support that centres on intense, often unreasonable advocacy
overzealous
vsrabid
32 7.7

Being too eager and causing problems

is strong backing that centres on unreasonable enthusiasm rather than mere pushiness
fanatical
vsrabid
30 6.8

Very strong support for an idea or cause without question

is extreme support but more about fervent enthusiasm than uncritical devotion
maniacal
vsrabid
19 8.6

Very wild and out of control, seeming crazy

is extreme support driven by unreasonable enthusiasm rather than violent frenzy
fanatic
vsrabid
8 4.3

Showing very strong enthusiasm for a cause in a way that ignores reason

is extreme support marked more by unreasonable enthusiasm than single devotion
2 4.2

Feeling too excited or eager in a way that bothers other people

is extreme support focused on intense, often irrational backing for ideas
raving
vsrabid
  • Informal
1 8.0

Showing wild, irrational behavior

is extreme support but less about wild behavior and more about advocacy

Antonyms

46 4.4

Not interested or showing no strong feeling about something

Not showing much interest or excitement

Compounds

Very strong excitement that goes too far and is not reasonable

How Enthusiastic

obsessive
1 6.5
rabid
37 7.5
enthusiastic
175 2.7
eager
447 1.0
supportive
348 2.8

Surface Forms

rabid positive

Etymology

Rabid comes from the same Latin root rabidus and rabies meaning 'madness' or 'rage', so a rabid fan is like someone almost 'mad' with excitement about a person or idea.