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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I know that not everybody is interested in the precise form of plumbing by which they heat their home, but it's a topic I've become obsessed with.

From BBC

Why are Americans obsessed with this French talk show?

From The Wall Street Journal

He added that he is not obsessed by prepping and only spends about an hour a week checking his gear is up to scratch.

From BBC

“It took a few weeks but I was obsessed,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Developers have quickly become obsessed with it—in part because of a project called Moltbook that acted as a social-media site exclusively for claws—but the tech doesn’t come without risks.

From The Wall Street Journal

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