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obsessive
adjective as in addictive
Weak matches
- enslaving
- hooking
adjective as in egotistic
Weak matches
- affected
- aloof
- autocratic
- boastful
- boasting
- bragging
- conceited
- egocentric
- egoistical
- egomaniacal
- egotistical
- haughty
- idiosyncratic
- inborn
- individualistic
- inflated
- ingrained
- inherent
- inner-directed
- intimate
- intrinsic
- introverted
- isolated
- narcissistic
- opinionated
- personal
- pompous
- prideful
- proud
- puffed up
- self-absorbed
- self-admiring
- self-centered
- self-important
- snobbish
- stuck-up
- subjective
- superior
- swollen
- vain
- vainglorious
adjective as in egotistic/egoistic
Weak matches
- affected
- aloof
- autocratic
- boastful
- boasting
- bragging
- conceited
- egocentric
- egomaniacal
- haughty
- individualistic
- inflated
- inner-directed
- intimate
- intrinsic
- introverted
- isolated
- narcissistic
- opinionated
- personal
- pompous
- prideful
- proud
- puffed up
- self-absorbed
- self-admiring
- self-centered
- self-important
- snobbish
- stuck on oneself
- stuck-up
- subjective
- superior
- swollen
- vain
- vainglorious
adjective as in fanatical
Strongest matches
adjective as in feverish
adjective as in frenetic
adjective as in haunting
adjective as in neurotic
adjective as in self-involved
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- affected
- aloof
- autocratic
- boastful
- boasting
- bragging
- conceited
- egocentric
- egoistic
- egoistical
- egomaniacal
- egotistical
- haughty
- individualistic
- inflated
- inner-directed
- intimate
- intrinsic
- introverted
- isolated
- opinionated
- personal
- pompous
- prideful
- proud
- puffed up
- self-admiring
- self-centered
- self-important
- self-seeking
- self-serving
- selfish
- stuck on oneself
- stuck-up
- subjective
- superior
- swollen
- vain
- vainglorious
- wrapped up in oneself
adjective as in self-seeking
Weak matches
- affected
- aloof
- autocratic
- boastful
- conceited
- egoistic
- egoistical
- egomaniacal
- egotistical
- haughty
- individualistic
- inflated
- inner-directed
- intrinsic
- introverted
- isolated
- narcissistic
- opinionated
- pompous
- prideful
- proud
- puffed up
- self-absorbed
- self-admiring
- self-centered
- self-important
- self-involved
- self-serving
- selfish
- snobbish
- stuck on oneself
- stuck-up
- subjective
- swollen
- vain
- vainglorious
- wrapped up in oneself
adjective as in self-serving
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- affected
- aloof
- autocratic
- boasting
- bragging
- conceited
- egocentric
- egoistic
- egoistical
- egomaniacal
- egotistical
- haughty
- individualistic
- inflated
- inner-directed
- intimate
- intrinsic
- introverted
- isolated
- narcissistic
- opinionated
- personal
- prideful
- proud
- puffed up
- self-admiring
- self-centered
- self-important
- self-involved
- self-seeking
- snobbish
- stuck on oneself
- stuck-up
- superior
- swollen
- vain
- vainglorious
- wrapped up in oneself
adjective as in swellheaded
Weak matches
- affected
- aloof
- autocratic
- boastful
- boasting
- bragging
- conceited
- egocentric
- egoistic
- egoistical
- egomaniacal
- egotistical
- haughty
- individualistic
- inflated
- inner-directed
- intimate
- intrinsic
- introverted
- isolated
- narcissistic
- opinionated
- personal
- pompous
- prideful
- proud
- puffed up
- self-absorbed
- self-admiring
- self-centered
- self-important
- snobbish
- stuck on oneself
- stuck-up
- subjective
- superior
- swollen
- vain
- vainglorious
Example Sentences
The masked murderer and obsessive stalker who haunted New York City for more than 35 years is back.
Martin’s collaborators say he’s just as obsessive, willing to “stay up literally for three days just to get a drum sound right,” according to Martin Dodd, an A&R executive who worked with the producer.
His penchant for long sentences and few paragraph breaks have also seen the writer labelled as "obsessive".
“Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, an obsessive player of the game herself, serves as the emcee in the TV version.
Essay Topic: An obsessive need to demean and diminish others is explained by some behavioral therapists as a sign of insecurity, weakness, or an unhappy childhood.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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