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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Lin isn’t the only trader obsessed with Hyperliquid and its token.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Social media users are obsessed with the manufactured day-to-day lives of tradwives.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

"I am obsessed with football but I don't think I'll be watching it on my wedding day."

From BBC • May 26, 2026

But, as André explains, “I was obsessed with music since I was a child, like since kindergarten. I only pivoted to comedy because I didn’t know really how to make money making music.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

I trail slightly behind my parents and Connor, who is still obsessed with jellyfish, and is now going on and on about how he hopes we see some floating in the water.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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