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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As he told Womack, “As soon as I knew what music was, I immediately became obsessed with The Beatles. Within a few years we had completely outdone our parents in terms of fandom.”

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

The downside is that no one—not even finance pros obsessed with price discovery—really understands what a seat should be worth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

A one-off single, released last October, it's a delicious takedown of Le Sserafim's haters, that asks the question: "If we're really that terrible, how come you're so obsessed?"

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Phil “Ring” project, which he has been obsessed with for the last decade and hopes to complete, is an only-in-L.A. monument.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

G’ma gave it to him when he was five years old and obsessed with an old cartoon he used to watch at her house about a dog who liked to solve mysteries.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

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