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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

Example Sentences

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None of these three big investor obsessions is having a meaningful positive impact on Tesla’s financials.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

J. Edgar Hoover, who led the FBI for 48 years, had established a personal fiefdom devoted to consolidating power and pursuing his own personal obsessions, sometimes with blackmail and coercion.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Something important is happening here, outside of the obsessions and daily ups and downs of Westminster.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

When we decided to rank the best Los Angeles movies, we thought 101 titles would be plenty: room enough for undeniable classics, personal obsessions, even a guilty pleasure or two.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Clothes and shoes, everywhere—all representing her ever-shifting obsessions.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner