What is another word for obsession?
311 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɒbsˈɛʃən], [ ɒbsˈɛʃən], [ ɒ_b_s_ˈɛ_ʃ_ə_n]
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Similar words for obsession:
- other relevant words (adjective)
- addiction (noun)
- blind spot (noun)
- complex (noun)
- compulsion (noun)
- fascination (noun)
- fear (noun)
- fixation (noun)
- fixation; consumption with belief, desire (noun)
- habit (noun)
- hang-up (noun)
- hobby (noun)
- idée fixe (noun)
- mania (noun)
- neurosis (noun)
- obsession (noun)
- one-track mind (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- phobia (noun)
- preoccupation (noun)
- rage (noun)
- requirement/requisite (noun)
- tunnel vision (noun)
- other synonyms
- addiction
- captivation
- dependence
- zeal
Synonyms for Obsession:
adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)n.
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- defense,
- catharsis,
- fixated,
- thing,
- concern,
- damage,
- fetish,
- conditioning,
- exorcism,
- defense mechanism.
- duress,
- coercion,
- drive,
- duty,
- urgency,
- demand,
- have on the brain,
- constraint,
- necessity,
- driving,
- tiger by the tail,
- urge,
- prepossession,
- need,
- engrossment,
- exigency,
- force,
- pressure,
- Exigencies.
- glamour,
- enchantment,
- appeal,
- lure,
- charm,
- trance,
- enthrallment,
- witchcraft,
- piquancy,
- magnetism,
- spell,
- power,
- allure,
- magic,
- charisma,
- sorcery.
- case.
- consuetude,
- fashion,
- make-ups,
- gravitation,
- manner,
- impulsion,
- Habits,
- disposition,
- rule,
- proneness,
- wont,
- fixed attitude,
- custom,
- constitution,
- mannerism,
- weakness,
- habitude,
- susceptibility,
- groove,
- bias,
- usage,
- quirk,
- make-up,
- pattern,
- nature,
- impulsions,
- rut,
- frame of mind,
- use,
- convention,
- wonts,
- mode,
- praxis,
- routine,
- penchant,
- persuasion,
- Assuetude,
- hangup,
- style,
- predisposition,
- set,
- turn,
- propensity,
- proclivity,
- second nature,
- way.
- impasse,
- block,
- restraint,
- reserve,
- difficulty,
- disturbance,
- problem,
- dilemma,
- predicament,
- inhibition.
- sport,
- whimsy,
- fun,
- amusement,
- labor of love,
- avocation,
- craft,
- relaxation,
- occupation,
- game,
- shot,
- vagary,
- whim,
- diversion,
- specialty,
- distraction,
- play,
- interest,
- art,
- quest.
- bee,
- frenzy,
- tiger,
- dementia,
- fad,
- furor,
- delirium,
- lunacy,
- aberration,
- derangement,
- craziness,
- disorder,
- partiality.
- single mindedness,
- single mindednesses,
- onetrack mind,
- ruling passions,
- single-mindednesses,
- one track mind,
- singlemindednesses.
- single-mindedness,
- bug in ear,
- maladjustment,
- maladjustments,
- irrational motive,
- Witcheries,
- habit,
- pre-conditions,
- jones,
- vital parts,
- favorite occupation,
- rage,
- divertissements,
- obsession,
- Leisure Activity,
- thing about,
- prerequisites,
- Leisure Activities,
- imperatives,
- one-track mind,
- grabbers,
- singlemindedness,
- desideratum,
- vital part,
- bee in bonnet,
- monomania,
- crack-ups,
- myopia,
- leisure pursuit,
- compulsion,
- hang-up,
- pre-requisite,
- narrowmindedness,
- Personality Disorders,
- shortsightedness,
- sideline,
- grabber,
- preoccupation,
- schtick,
- neurosis,
- Desiderata,
- constricted vision,
- excessive enthusiasm,
- obsessive compulsion,
- on the brain,
- irresistible impulse,
- crackups,
- neurasthenia,
- psychopathy,
- crackup,
- fascination,
- passion,
- monkey on back,
- psychological disorder,
- pre-requisites,
- complex,
- pet topic,
- personality disorder,
- mania,
- thing for,
- requirements,
- witchery,
- Divertissement,
- board game,
- ruling passion,
- narrow outlook,
- hobby,
- crack-up.
- dis taste,
- dis-taste,
- dis tastes,
- dis-gusts,
- dis-tastes,
- dis-gust,
- dis gust,
- thing abouts,
- dis gusts.
Other synonyms:
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- megalomania,
- desire.
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- requirement.
Paraphrases for Obsession:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
mania.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
addiction, fascination, insistence, persistence, tenacity.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
Hypernym for Obsession:
n.
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motive
onomatomania.
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motive
Hyponym for Obsession:
n.
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motive
irrational motive.
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motive
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