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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Quiet, unassuming, even shy, particularly in public, McSweeney was known for being obsessed by winning, constantly fearful of complacency and ever aware of Labour's track record of losing far more elections than it wins.

From BBC

“Investors are becoming less obsessed with a handful of stocks.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's not that I love skiing, it's that I'm obsessed with it. And I've lived and breathed this moment for the last year."

From Barron's

“This chasm between the game and its audience,” Mr. Klosterman writes, “is so vast that most people obsessed with football have no firsthand perspective on the object of their desire.”

From The Wall Street Journal

I'm getting an early preview of his plans for the new artwork - and, as we begin the rainy - but stunning - 20 minute climb, he tells me he is "obsessed".

From BBC

obsessed

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