Obsess

/əbˈsɛs/

Synonyms for "obsess" (100 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Verb(2 words)
fixatehaunt
Adjective(1 words)
addicted

Strong matches (30)

dominatedriveenchantengageengage the attentionengage the mindengage the thoughtsengrossengross the mindengross the thoughtsenthrallexerciseexhaustfascinategrabgriphantharasshaunthaunt the memory
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hex
Noun(3 words)
fussesgeekgeeks

Related words (50)

holdhold spellboundhold the interesthoodoohypnotizeimmerseimpelinfatuateinvolveinvolve the interestjinxmake an impressionmesmerizemonopolizenever be forgottennot let gooccupyoccupy the attentionoppressoverlook
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penetrateplaguepossesspreoccupyprey onranklesink inspellbindspooktake overtake uptiretormentvoodoowear outwear upon onewearyweigh uponweight downwitch

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More general

8 entries
attentioncognitionengagemental processpreoccupypublic discoursethinkworry

More specific

9 entries
broodcompulsionsfixateintrusive thinkingmedia obsessionpolicy obsessionpublic fixationritualized thinkingruminate

Collocations

5 entries
clinical obsessionobsessive thinkingpersistent fixationrepetitive preoccupationunhealthy fixation

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

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Everybody blows it once in a while. It's better not to obsess on it.

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Don't obsess over numbers. Numerology is nothing more than pseudoscience.

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I probably shouldn't obsess over my trauma.

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I know you obsess about Mama. It's something spiritual for you, maybe.

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