Advertisement
Advertisement
obsession
noun as in fixation; consumption with belief, desire
Strongest matches
compulsion, delusion, enthusiasm, fascination, infatuation, mania, passion, phobia, preoccupation
Strong matches
attraction, case, complex, craze, crush, fancy, fetish, hang-up, monkey on one's back, must, neurosis, phantom, thing
Weak matches
ax to grind, bug in ear, concrete idea, idée fixe, one-track mind, something on the brain, tiger by the tail
Example Sentences
The Victorians sparked the modern obsession with engineering “lots of different looking dogs to fit different human wants,” said Dr. Rowena Packer, senior lecturer at the University of London’s Royal Veterinary College.
"Really disappointed by how India is going about in Test cricket. The all-rounder obsession is absolute brain-fade, especially when you don't bowl them," Prasad said on X, external.
Often derided for their poor quality, obsession with dancing cats and crassness -- an AI "Shrimp Jesus" became notorious after flooding Facebook -- they also raised fears about the death of creativity.
Over the past few years, the Premier League has developed a more possession-based strategy and, individually and collectively, defending has without doubt been restricted by our obsession to play football 'the right way'.
The current Fed obsession fulfills that need, as earnings season will soon end and many investors are debating if the artificial-intelligence trade is a bubble.
Advertisement
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse