obsessive
adjective
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Synonyms
besetting, compulsive, driven, impulsive, obsessional
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The historical context makes race in the film an aspect worthy of critical engagement, like many of the other choices fans and critics are poring over with obsessive attention. — Jen Yamatostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Bruce Lee’s family calls ‘Once Upon a Time’ ‘a mockery.’ Is it insult or homage?," 31 July 2019 Departing Prime Minister Theresa May was a detail-obsessive who failed to deliver Brexit. — Max Colchester, WSJ, "Tories Pin Brexit Hopes on Boris Johnson, Blunders and All," 28 June 2019 But Streever, who is also an obsessive diver and lives on a boat, drills down to the human scale, too. — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, "These Books Explain the Draw of the Ocean," 19 July 2019 Total Expert Score: 83/100 | Consumer Score: 85% give it 4 stars or higher Backpacking comfort, obsessive organizational spaces Load Capacity: 45 liters | Weight: 5.1 lb. — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, "The 9 Best Travel Bags You Can Buy Right Now," 12 July 2019 And for many people, who have normal, non-obsessive organizational methods, a short to-do list can supplement a poor memory. — Olivia Goldhill, Quartz at Work, "The overwhelming burden of to-do lists can destroy all meaningful activity," 7 July 2019 Great conservation detection dogs have an obsessive play drive and an unrelenting toy focus. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "Dogs are working to save the world’s endangered species," 9 June 2019 To cite just one example, the severe psychiatric condition known as Pandas has symptoms that can include obsessive-compulsive tics: The name stands for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections. — David P. Barash, WSJ, "‘Good Reasons for Bad Feelings’ Review: Suffering’s Silver Lining," 13 Feb. 2019 Boyle and screenwriter Simon Beaufoy are clearly fascinated by the man and his wealth, providing us with almost obsessive glimpses of his cruelty and his blackly comic eccentricities. — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, "In FX’s ‘Trust,’ a rich telling of the Getty kidnapping," 21 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'obsessive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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