as in impulsive
caused by or suggestive of an irresistible urge
intrigued by the man's obsessive counting of everyday objects
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Recent Examples of obsessive
This obsessive dedication to R&D focuses on building exceptional guitars across all price points.
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Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Even as Matthew’s behavior gradually becomes more obsessive and disturbing, Oliver still keeps him around.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Covino is brooding and intense as the obsessive, jealous Paul, Marvin sunny and upbeat as Carey, who catches every curveball tossed his way.
—Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
But there’s that obsessive, compulsive need to just create something… a little Shaker spirit.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Even as Matthew’s behavior gradually becomes more obsessive and disturbing, Oliver still keeps him around.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Covino is brooding and intense as the obsessive, jealous Paul, Marvin sunny and upbeat as Carey, who catches every curveball tossed his way.
—Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
But there’s that obsessive, compulsive need to just create something… a little Shaker spirit.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessive
Adjective
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Reflective self-talk while performing tasks gives you self-regulation and prevents the lightning-fast, reflexive emotional self-talk from making impulsive decisions that lead to errors and mistakes.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Ari is a rich kid from New York, who is an impulsive motormouth desperate for Sam’s affection.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These states often trigger compulsive scrolling or posting, not because of the content itself, but because of the emotional tension underneath.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes celebrity worshippers have narcissistic features, dissociation, addictive tendencies, stalking behavior and compulsive buying.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Obsessive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessive. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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