Antonyms for obsessive
əbˈsɛs ɪvob·ses·sive

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1. obsessiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   headstrong, unrelenting, unyielding

2. obsessiveadjective

   A person who is obsessed, who has an obsession

   The idea is too tempting, it's obsessive

   Synonyms:
   unrelenting, headstrong, unyielding

3. obsessiveadjective

   Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.

   Hardcore fans' obsessive behavior may take over their lives

   Synonyms:
   unyielding, unrelenting, headstrong

4. obsessiveadjective

   Excessive, as results from obsession.

   A workaholic's obsessive zeal may lead to success or burnout

   Synonyms:
   headstrong, unrelenting, unyielding

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:5.0 / 1 vote

1. obsessiveadjective

   a person who has obsessions

   Antonyms:
   unneurotic

2. obsessional, obsessiveadjective

   characterized by or constituting an obsession

   "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling"

   Antonyms:
   unneurotic

   Synonyms:
   obsessional

How to use obsessive in a sentence?

1. Brian Roth:

   Our hope is that we can use this information to ultimately make drugs that mimic the benefits of psychedelic drugs without the psychedelic experience, what if we could give people who are depressed or suffer from PTSD or anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder a medication, and they could wake up the next day and be fine without any side effects ? That would be transformative.

2. Alfred Neugut:

   Whatever trait it is in you, whatever your personal quirk is that makes you obsessive compulsive or sloppy about your pill taking, that holds true for your chronic disease pills or oncology pills.

3. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro:

   The sick and obsessive Mike Pence is going around Latin America, he's campaigning, he has failed on this mini-tour of South America.

4. J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2005:

   When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love.

5. Ryder Cup:

   One of the things that makes Rory special is he's not a Nick Faldo-kind of personality, obsessive with the game, an incredibly hard practicer, focused 24/7, that's not his dynamic, that's not what makes him tick as a golfer, he's much more creative, much more inspirational and that's what makes him so exciting as a player. What he does off the course gives him that energy, that freshness, to play that way.

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