all-consuming

adjective

: taking all of a person's time and attention : being the only thing a person thinks about

Her all-consuming passion was music.

Examples of all-consuming in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nor can Antigone, whose all-consuming identification with her cause renders her indifferent to other obligations, be adopted as a user-friendly hero. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The basketball is indeed terrific, but the non-basketball battles have felt all-consuming. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

The duo’s friendship becomes all-consuming — and destabilizes their lives in a hilarious way. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

Working on the Broadway show, which closed on June 28, was an all-consuming experience, with rehearsals lasting 11 hours a day, six days a week. — Monica Coviello, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for all-consuming

• unassuming
• assuming
• consuming
• costuming
• presuming
• resuming
• subsuming
• blooming
• booming
• fuming
• grooming
• looming