Definitions

obsessed

[uhb-sest] / əbˈsɛst /

ADJECTIVE

consumed, driven about belief, desire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captivated dominated haunted preoccupied troubled

STRONG

bedeviled beset bewitched controlled dogged engrossed fixated gripped harassed held hooked infatuated overpowered plagued possessed prepossessed seized tormented

WEAK

eat, sleep, and breathe fiendish have on the brain hung up on immersed in into really into taken over tied-up turned on up to here in wound up with wrapped up in

Antonyms

STRONG

disenchanted

WEAK

indifferent unconcerned

Example Sentences

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Soul, at the time, like many 8-year-olds, had also become obsessed with becoming a YouTuber.

From Los Angeles Times

Stolz was obsessed with the 500, believing that would be his ticket to Olympic glory.

From The Wall Street Journal

Is it hard or easy for you to tune out — By the way, the women at school are lovely and I’m obsessed with all of them.

From Los Angeles Times

Olivier quickly becomes as obsessed with it as Camille, while Camille enjoys being little more than a beautiful thing for someone else to admire.

From Salon

She recalls also being "obsessed" with the character's wardrobe.

From BBC

obsessed

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