OBSESSIVE Synonyms

• compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming

• a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things

• caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion

• strongly motivated to succeed

• devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

• solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose

• compelled forcibly by an outside agency

• urged or forced to action through moral pressure

• strongly motivated to succeed

• having or showing great excitement and interest

• marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

• being in focus or brought into focus

• (of light rays) converging on a point

• of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image

• beyond reasonable limits

• marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness

• possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

• extremely sharp or severe

• (of color) having the highest saturation

• having or expressing strong emotions

• of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon

• influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

• deeply absorbed in thought

• having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• spend extravagantly

• destroy completely

• use up (resources or materials)

• engage fully

• 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)

• habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

• characterized by or constituting an obsession

• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

• punishingly harsh

• never-ceasing

• stubbornly unyielding

• resistant to physical force or pressure