Synonyms for obsessive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh b-ses-iv |
| Phonetic Transcription : əbˈsɛs ɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for obsessive Other synonyms for the word obsessive
- aberrant
- abnormal
- affected
- aloof
- anxious
- autocratic
- basket case
- biased
- boastful
- boasting
- bragging
- bugged
- bundle of nerves
- burning
- choked
- clutched
- conceited
- contumacious
- corybantic
- credulous
- delirious
- demented
- deviant
- devoted
- disordered
- disoriented
- distracted
- domineering
- egocentric
- egoistic
- egoistical
- egomaniacal
- egotistical
- enslaving
- erratic
- excited
- extreme
- fanatical
- fervid
- feverish
- fiery
- frenetic
- frenzied
- furibund
- furious
- haughty
- headstrong
- heated
- hectic
- high on
- high-strung
- hooking
- hung up
- hyper
- hysteric
- idiosyncratic
- immoderate
- impassioned
- impatient
- impulsive
- in a lather
- inborn
- incorrigible
- individualistic
- infatuated
- inflated
- ingrained
- inherent
- inhibited
- inner-directed
- insane
- intimate
- intrinsic
- introverted
- isolated
- keyed up
- lost it
- mad
- manic
- memorable
- monomaniacal
- nagging
- narcissistic
- narrow-minded
- nervous
- nervous wreck
- nostalgic
- nuts for
- obsessed
- obsessive
- obstinate
- ongoing
- opinionated
- overwrought
- partial
- partisan
- passionate
- persistent
- personal
- phrenetic
- pompous
- possessed
- prejudiced
- prideful
- proud
- psychoneurotic
- puffed up
- rabid
- radical
- raving
- recurrent
- repeated
- restless
- self-absorbed
- self-admiring
- self-centered
- self-important
- self-involved
- self-seeking
- self-serving
- selfish
- single-minded
- snobbish
- spooky
- stubborn
- stuck on oneself
- stuck-up
- subjective
- superior
- swollen
- turned on
- unbalanced
- unhealthy
- unruly
- unscrewed
- unstable
- upset
- uptight
- vain
- vainglorious
- violent
- visionary
- weirded out
- wigged out
- wild
- willful
- wired
- wrapped up in oneself
- zealous
Définition of obsessive
Origin :- 1911, from obsess + -ive. Related: Obsessively. Obsessive-compulsive is attested from 1927.
- As in neurotic : adj mentally maladjusted
- As in egotistic : adj conceited
- As in self-involved : adj egotistic
- As in self-seeking : adj egotistic
- As in self-serving : adj egotistic
- As in addictive : adj habit-forming
- As in swellheaded : adj egotistic
- As in egotistic/egoistic : adj thinking very highly of oneself
- As in fanatical : adj overenthusiastic
- As in feverish : adj excited, agitated
- As in frenetic : adj maniacal
- As in haunting : adj unforgettable
- The most common of these obsessive acts is washing with water (washing obsession).
- Extract from : « Totem and Taboo » by Sigmund Freud
- Throughout his literary activity it has an obsessive hold on his mind.
- Extract from : « Prophets of Dissent » by Otto Heller
- Soukanhoff was right in warning the obsessive to beware of pedantry.
- Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.
- Their obsessive striving for the man proves to be determined by their restless flight from the woman.
- Extract from : « Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex » by Sigmund Freud
- Retrospective worry can be absolutely eliminated from the most obsessive mind by the practice of the veteran's philosophy.
- Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.
- Not infrequently the obsessive diner so long hesitates before giving his final order that the waiter brings the wrong dish.
- Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.
- This brings us to a form of insanity which the obsessive may well bear in mind, namely, that known as manic-depressive.
- Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.
- Such maxims are quite as worthy of consideration by the obsessive as any of those previously cited.
- Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.
- Henceforth she was full of sorrow, moody, tormented her husband with this obsessive idea, and renounced all joy and happiness.
- Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung
- In fact, a remembered dream is as important as an obsessive idea and has the same meaning.
- Extract from : « Psychoanalysis » by Andr Tridon
Antonyms for obsessive
- adjusted
- altruistic
- apathetic
- balanced
- broad-minded
- calm
- chilled
- chilly
- cold
- collected
- content
- cool
- disinterested
- dispassionate
- doubting
- easy-going
- freezing
- happy
- humble
- impartial
- indifferent
- lethargic
- modest
- normal
- peaceful
- public
- reserved
- sane
- selfless
- shy
- stable
- submissive
- timid
- tolerant
- unassuming
- unenthusiastic
- unexcited
- unpretentious
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