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obsessive

/əbˈsɛs.ɪv/noun, adjective3 syllables

Obsessive means: characterized by or constituting an obsession.

Synonyms for obsessive3

adjective, as in characterized by or constituting an obsession

obsessional, neurotic, psychoneurotic

What does obsessive mean?2

adjective

1

characterized by or constituting an obsession“the obsessional character of his response”

noun

1

a person who has obsessions

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with obsessive?11

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Obsessive in a sentence

  • This problem is the clash of the idol's and obsessive fan's egos.fcbond
  • Do people ever accuse you of being obsessive?CK
  • Why do some people have an obsessive desire for power?mailohilohi
  • He was plagued by obsessive thoughts of guilt.Eccles17
  • Yanni had an obsessive attachment to Skura's daughter.Amastan
  • The conditions that lead to my parents' divorce were engendered by their obsessive attitude toward work.gauravjiii
  • The obsessive desire of wealth has been one of the great destructive forces of human history.mailohilohi
  • You've ruined everything with your obsessive jealousy.felidad

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Forms of obsessive

as a noun

plural
obsessives