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
Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
India has long been obsessed with stories of corruption.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 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
One of the best-selling indoor Walmart furniture collections is now available for your porch or patio, and we're obsessed.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
India has long been obsessed with stories of corruption.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessed
Adjective
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Tang thought about his other friends who are worried about their aging parents.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Too many guys would be too worried about keeping their scholarships, never mind their snaps.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Brutus’s happy demeanor soon attracted adopter intention and he was adopted within a couple of months.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Five straight victories have attracted some eyeballs among media and coaches’ polls.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The concerned sister added that the family would keep looking.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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NGOs orchestrated boycotts of huge brands and directed thousands of concerned citizens to write protest letters.—
Andrea Miotti,
Time,
29 Oct. 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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This is why economists are so preoccupied with a country’s debt-to-GDP ratio, basically whether a country is growing enough to justify its borrowing, which is projected to spiral to 156% by 2055 according to the CBO.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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WristbandGuy, for his part, was an amiable if preoccupied host.—
Daniel Kolitz,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Archaeologist Mechael Osband said the column drums were laid along a path in the village, which intrigued excavators.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The results, at the crossroads between fashion and art, intrigued Murakami.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Because nobody really loves happy songs.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, at home, Earle's stepmom, Ashley Dupré Earle, wasn't so happy.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After spending a quarter-century in journalism covering politics and foreign affairs, Oppenheim, who also wrote the Netflix miniseries Zero Day, explains he’s always been fascinated by the way institutions handle crises and respond under pressure.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Dreams are a concept that humans have been fascinated with deciphering for thousands of years.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Obsessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessed. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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