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View definitions for obsessive

obsessive

adjective as in addictive

Weak matches

adjective as in haunting

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Example Sentences

Obsessive exercising and inadequate nutrition can, over time, put people at high risk for overuse injuries like stress fractures.

McCauley may have married beneath her station, but Gordon-Levitt has obsessive fans.

But it looks like it was created by crazed person with obsessive-compulsive behavior.

Panicked, I reached out to hoarding experts, who often refer to any kind of obsessive digital collecting as “infomania.”

The line between being careful about what you eat and being obsessive is difficult to distinguish.

Throughout his literary activity it has an obsessive hold on his mind.

Now, however, actual and obsessive dread showed plainly on his face and in his movements.

It did not wear away, as he had supposed it would, but was becoming an obsessive factor in his thoughts.

The most common of these obsessive acts is washing with water (washing obsession).

There is a great deal of difference between the interest shown by normal people and the obsessive interest of scientists.

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On this page you'll find 434 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to obsessive, such as: null, and hooking.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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