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OBSESSING Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word obsessing. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word obsessing. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for OBSESSING

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absorbed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• giving or marked by complete attention to

• retained without reflection

besotted
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very drunk

captivated
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• strongly attracted

• filled with wonder and delight

engrossed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• giving or marked by complete attention to

• written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document

entranced
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• filled with wonder and delight

fascinated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having your attention fixated as though by a spell

haunted
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

• showing emotional affliction or disquiet

• inhabited by or as if by apparitions

infatuated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness

mesmerized
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• having your attention fixated as though by a spell

preoccupied
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deeply absorbed in thought

• having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

spellbound
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having your attention fixated as though by a spell

consumed
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• spend extravagantly

• destroy completely

• use up (resources or materials)

• engage fully

fixated
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way

• pay attention to exclusively and obsessively

• make fixed, stable or stationary

• become fixed (on)

gripped
verbv
noun

• the act of grasping

• the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

• a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

• the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

• worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made

• an intellectual hold or understanding

• a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place

verb

• hold fast or firmly

• to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

• to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

ghost
nounn
noun

• a mental representation of some haunting experience

• a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else

• the visible disembodied soul of a dead person

• a suggestion of some quality

verb

• move like a ghost

• haunt like a ghost; pursue

• write for someone else

haunt
verbv
noun

• a frequently visited place

verb

• follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

• haunt like a ghost; pursue

• be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place

Best Hypernyms For OBSESSING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for obsessing, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (2)
preoccupy worry

Alternatives for ABSORBED

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