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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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This time the obsessions had the opposite effect.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

That said, I share both these writers’ enthusiasms and obsessions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

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

“Jim always wanted everyone to share his obsessions, to love the same things he loved. I think this contest is his way of giving the entire world an incentive to do just that.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline