obsessions

NOUN

fixation; consumption with belief, desire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compulsion delusion enthusiasm fascination infatuation mania passion phobia preoccupation

STRONG

attraction case complex craze crush fancy fetish hang-up monkey must neurosis phantom thing

WEAK

ax to grind bug in ear concrete idea idée fixe one-track mind something on the brain tiger by the tail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

indifference

STRONG

dislike hate hatred reality

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obsessions

This isn’t all that uncommon: Trends crop up in filmmaking all the time, as potential narratives emerge from real-life events and cultural obsessions.

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

I am growing to love Jane Schoenbrun’s exfoliation of ’80s horror obsessions, especially for the movie’s nonjudgmental embrace: Let these movies be free in all their “problematic” badness and let them work on you.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

Compulsions are the repetitive acts that can be mental or physical that the individual feels compelled to do to temporarily relieve the stress of obsessions.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

Though their obsessions with moisturizers and eyebrow grooming seem pretty girlie to someone of my generation, looksmaxxing is rooted in objectification.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

If it was unlikely for a scruffy little girl to turn up in his cell knowing the very man who figured in his obsessions, the Regius Professor didn’t notice.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman