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adjective

əb-ˈsest How to pronounce obsessed (audio)
Definition of obsessednext
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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obsessed

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verb

past tense of obsess
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
Adjective
Witnessing the severe food shortages plaguing the country in the post-war era, Ando became obsessed with creating a food that would meet those five criteria. — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 The wish soon comes true, but with unintended consequences because Nikki becomes dangerously obsessed with Bear to the point where things turn deadly. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Verb
Maybe give me a couple more years and I’ll be obsessed with it. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 22 July 2026 For a wellness culture already obsessed with quantifying rest, circadian scores are the number the sleep score never quite delivered. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for obsessed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessed
  1. worried
  2. attracted
  3. concerned
  4. interested
  5. preoccupied
  6. intrigued
  7. happy
  8. fascinated
Adjective
  • If anyone was worried about a lack of personality from SEC coaches this coming season, their fears were likely quelled during SEC Media Days this week.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
  • Luria, however, worried about that tangle of investments which bind the AI giants to their own customers; the love triangle of Google, Amazon and Anthropic; Microsoft and OpenAI, Nvidia and CoreWeave.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of worried
Verb
  • Juliana’s death has attracted widespread attention on social media with speculation that she may have been lynched.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • The series, which has attracted over 185 million viewers worldwide, continues to be one of Amazon’s strongest drivers for new Prime membership signups.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 24 July 2026
Definition of attracted
Adjective
  • Officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs were concerned about patients suddenly demanding treatments that the department was not ready to provide.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • Why the incident has some concerned about future cyberattacks.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Definition of concerned
Verb
  • Camerlenghi says Gradara Castle has interested him since his childhood.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
  • What interested him was the gap between the performance of power and whatever lives underneath it.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2026
Definition of interested
Adjective
  • The French seemed preoccupied by him, with or without the ball.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • The Argentinian official Facundo Tello seemed more preoccupied with marching up to the players at the edge of the penalty area, warning them about infringement.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of preoccupied
Verb
  • The possibility of this partnership intrigued football folks everywhere.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Matthews and his team were intrigued by how this mechanism works, but realized that using air sacs to regulate buoyancy while diving presents a problem.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
Definition of intrigued
Adjective
  • But when her daughter, Nova, started an apprenticeship as a tattoo artist, Grooms, now in her early 60s, was happy to let her practice on her skin.
    — Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • Staff are genuinely friendly, outgoing, and happy to recommend their favorite haunts in town.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Definition of happy
Verb
  • We’re introduced, in a kingdom under the seas ruled by merpeople, to an idealistic and sweet-hearted redheaded mermaid princess fascinated by the human world; in this version, Lara.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
  • Jublin was fascinated by great orators—especially political heavyweights like former French president Jacques Chirac.
    — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026
Definition of fascinated

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