OBSESSIVE Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

obsessive

adjective

äb-ˈse-siv

Definition of obsessive

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 Victor Internet, also known as Victor Cervantes, began his obsessive journey into music nearly 10 years ago with a computer and a dream. — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Today, researchers are studying the potential use of this technique to relieve symptoms of mental health disorders, including obsessive compulsive disorder, major depression and binge eating, to name a few. — Kimberlee D'ardenne, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 As she becomes consumed with finding out who Morris Burke is, grief gives way to an increasingly obsessive search. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 Everything born out of Italian culture is crafted with an almost obsessive pursuit of quality and often becomes iconic. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for obsessive

Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessive

Adjective

Low self-control, in contrast, is a core contributing factor to numerous problems, including substance abuse and impulsive buying.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Cage has answered with the impulsive, erratic, and frenzied style now allegorized in Spider-Noir as Reilly’s inner monster.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of impulsive

Adjective

The Beach Boys’ touring machine has been going nearly nonstop for the last 65 or so years, as Stamos and Christian Love noted in the intro, driven by Mike as one of pop music’s most inveterate and even seemingly compulsive tourers.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Now, experts at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania want to see whether the drugs can benefit people's bank accounts by reducing risky financial decisions, such as gambling or compulsive shopping.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026