as in worried
having extreme or relentless concern
the youngster was so obsessed with video games that he had little interest in playing outside
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as in attracted
to hold one's attention to an extreme degree
The TV show obsessed me so much that I was up all night watching.
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Recent Examples of obsessed
Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
But the irony is that the fictional worlds I was most obsessed with had no place for me either.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
That came out of being obsessed with making songs and not really thinking about an audience.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Why are the internet’s pop fans so obsessed?
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
But the irony is that the fictional worlds I was most obsessed with had no place for me either.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
Fans were obsessed with the lead-up to the creator's wedding, which appeared to be the perfect day online.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
That came out of being obsessed with making songs and not really thinking about an audience.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessed
Adjective
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Residents of Cranbourne Hall Residential Park, the nearest neighborhood, are worried that the new home will be less private than the four-bedroom Adelaide Cottage.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Haseebullah also is worried about the Cybertrucks’ surveillance abilities that the public may not be unaware of, and that the fleet might give Tesla access to police data.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Debuting at the Japan Mobility Show earlier this week, the new concept attracted a lot of attention for being unlike anything Toyota has done before.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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The film has already attracted buyers in several territories, including Poland (New Horizons), Greece (Tanweer), Bulgaria (Pro Films), Mongolia (Filmbridge) and the former Yugoslavia (Karantanija Cinemas).—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But Obergefell, like many other who are concerned about the Supreme Court's conservative majority, takes little comfort in their words.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the aftermath of his wife and son’s murders, Alex Murdaugh’s sister-in-law said the once-prominent South Carolina attorney didn’t seem concerned with finding their killer.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Tommaso di Lampedusa’s novel, which looks at the unification of Italy from the perspective of a 20th-century writer, had a modernity that interested me.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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Since his death more than two hundred years ago, Christophe’s tragic story has interested a broad array of playwrights, artists, novelists, and filmmakers across the world.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Even more preoccupied with toilet humor than its predecessor, Scary Movie 2 hauled in substantially less at the box office.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Hamida next interacts with Taro, an unwell Hindu woman forced into prostitution by her husband, who is himself preoccupied with his mistress.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Although he was married at the time, Lennon immediately was intrigued by Ono, and the two eventually became inseparable creative partners for the rest of his life.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Although Lennon was married at the time, he was immediately intrigued by her, and the two eventually became inseparable creative partners for the rest of his life.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Danish drugmaker's unsolicited bid is rarely seen in the industry, and Pfizer certainly wasn't happy about it.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Bertha Coombs,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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The hunky leading man was happy to take on the moniker.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Nat was fascinated by that refusal of categories.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Poukine is fascinated by survival as a slow act of self-rediscovery.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Obsessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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