single-minded.

Concentrating firmly on one aim, with little attention to anything else.

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Words that belong together

• single-minded determination
• single-minded pursuit

On the page

Her single-minded pursuit of the missing painting cost her several friendships.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more single-minded; superlative most single-minded when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character. Commonness: moderately common.