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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Streeting was obsessed with Labour politics from an early age, which, he told FE Week, made him unpopular with his schoolmates.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

You’re right — he’s been obsessed over strong women for four decades and seems to find Eilish’s conductor-like command over 20,000 people as impressive as Linda Hamilton’s biceps.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The more I ask about it, the more obsessed it becomes with my disease.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

“Around the time I was doing ‘The Normal Heart,’ I gave an interview in which I mentioned that I was obsessed with Sandy Dennis,” he said, referencing the Oscar-winning Method actor who died in 1992.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“We’re kind of obsessed about this trade,” said Charlie.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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