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obsessive

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of obsessive

caused by or suggestive of an irresistible urge

intrigued by the man's obsessive counting of everyday objects

Synonyms of obsessive

besetting, compulsive, driven, impulsive, obsessional

Words Related to obsessive

irrepressible, uncontrollable

automatic, instinctive, involuntary, knee-jerk, reflex, spontaneous

conditioned, mechanical

unconscious, unthinking, unwitting

capricious, unpredictable, whimsical

Near Antonyms of obsessive

unforced, voluntary, willful (or wilful)

controllable, manageable, resistible

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