obsessive

The word “obsessive” has 3 syllables: ob-ses-sive

It's pronounced as /əbˈsɛsɪv/

What is synonym and antonym for obsessive?

In the thesaurus, “obsessive” has 176 synonyms and 41 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for obsessive along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for obsessive

aberrant
abnormal
affected
aloof
anxious
autocratic
automatic
basket case
besetting
biased
bigoted
boastful
boasting
bragging
bugged
bundle of nerves
burning
capricious
choked
clutched
compulsive
conceited
conditioned
contumacious
corybantic
credulous
delirious
demented
deviant
devoted
disordered
disoriented
distracted
distraught
disturbed
dogmatic
domineering
driven
eerie
egocentric
egoistic
egoistical
egomaniacal
egotistical
enslaving
enthusiastic
erratic
excited
extreme
fanatical
fervent
fervid
fevered
feverish
fiery
frantic
frenetic
frenzied
furibund
furious
haughty
headstrong
heated
hectic
high on
high-strung
hooking
hung up
hyper
hysteric
idiosyncratic
immoderate
impassioned
impatient
impulsive
in a lather
inborn
incorrigible
individualistic
infatuated
inflated
ingrained
inherent
inhibited
inner-directed
insane
instinctive
intimate
intrinsic
introverted
involuntary
irrepressible
isolated
knee-jerk
lost it
mad
manic
mechanical
memorable
monomaniacal
nagging
narcissistic
narrow-minded
nervous
nervous wreck
nostalgic
nuts for
obsessed
obsessional
obstinate
ongoing
opinionated
overwrought
partial
partisan
passionate
persistent
personal
phrenetic
pompous
possessed
prejudiced
prideful
proud
psychoneurotic
puffed up
rabid
radical
raving
recurrent
reflex
repeated
restless
self-absorbed
self-admiring
self-centered
self-important
self-involved
self-seeking
self-serving
selfish
single-minded
snobbish
spontaneous
spooky
stubborn
stuck on oneself
stuck-up
subjective
superior
swollen
turned on
unbalanced
unconscious
uncontrollable
unhealthy
unpredictable
unruly
unscrewed
unstable
unthinking
unwitting
upset
uptight
vain
vainglorious
violent
visionary
weirded out
whimsical
wigged out
wild
willful
wired
wrapped up in oneself
zealous

Antonyms for obsessive

adjusted
altruistic
apathetic
balanced
broad-minded
calm
collected
content
controllable
cool
disinterested
dispassionate
doubting
easygoing
happy
humble
impartial
indifferent
lethargic
manageable
modest
normal
peaceful
public
reserved
resistible
sane
selfless
shy
stable
submissive
timid
tolerant
unassuming
unenthusiastic
unexcited
unforced
unpretentious
voluntary
wilful
willful

Meanings of obsessive

noun
1. A person who is obsessed, who has an obsession.
adjective
1. Prone to cause obsession.
2. Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.
3. Excessive, as results from obsession.

Example Sentences

Obsessive behaviors can significantly interfere with daily functioning.
She has an obsessive need to check her phone every few minutes.
His obsessive attention to detail makes him a valuable asset in quality control.
Obsessive thoughts about cleanliness dominate her mind, leading to excessive cleaning.
The detective's obsessive pursuit of the truth drives him to solve even the most challenging cases.

On this page you'll find 217 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to obsessive, such as: aberrant, abnormal, adjusted, affected, aloof, altruistic, anxious.

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