Synonyms 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 these synonyms: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"

   Synonyms:
   obsessional, obsessive

   Antonyms:
   unneurotic

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

1. yandere

   a person who is affected by obsession.

   Submitted by acronimous on July 22, 2014  

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1. List of paraphrases for "obsessive":

   obsession, obsessed

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How to use Obsessive in a sentence?

1. Sheldon Cooper:

   Any contract I sign is enforced with my own personal code of ethics, and his obsessive compulsive disorder.

2. 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.

3. Janis Jones:

   I am an obsessive beach cleaner.

4. Dr. Karl Bowman:

   Love is an obsessive delusion that is cured by marriage.

5. Keyu Jin:

   There's a consensus around the world among central bank governors and governments at large that they want to have control of money and money supply and the seigniorage that comes along with it, but over-obsessive control and governance is probably more unique to China than anything else.