Synonyms for Obsessive

Synonyms for "obsessive" (72 found)

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Closest matches (15)

Adjective(6 words)

obsessional ardent compulsion compulsive devoted devotee

absorbing all-encompassing arresting attractive compelling compulsive consuming controlling

Noun(1 words)

anorak

Strong matches (21)

dominating driving enchanting engaging engrossing enthralling fanatical fascinating gripping harassing haunting holding hypnotic impelling

Adjective(6 words)

enthusiast fanatic fanatical fetishistic fixated fixation

Noun(1 words)

fixating

Related words (36)

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More general

11 entries

adjectiveclinical descriptordescriptive termhumanmental caseneurotic personpersonality traitpsychiatric termpsychological traitpsychoneurotic

More specific

13 entries

compulsioncompulsive checkingfanatical interestfixationintrusive thoughtsmonomaniacal perfectionist preoccupation preoccupyingritualistic behaviorsingle mindednessstickler workaholic

Collocations

10 entries

obsessive attentionobsessive behaviorobsessive driveobsessive fixationobsessive focusobsessive interestobsessive personalityobsessive preoccupationobsessive thoughtsobsessive-compulsive disorder

Inflections

3 entries

more obsessivemost obsessiveobsessives

Derivations

4 entries

obsess obsessional obsessively obsessiveness

similar

2 entries

neurotic psychoneurotic

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

This problem is the clash of the idol's and obsessive fan's egos.

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Mary is an obsessive fan of Tom.

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Tom is obsessive.

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The conditions that lead to my parents' divorce were engendered by their obsessive attitude toward work.

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