Definition for Obsession:

• Demoniacal possession.

Synonyms for Obsession:

• n.

  •
  • essence,
  • staple,
  • core,
  • priority,
  • key,
  • basis,
  • element,
  • feature.
  •
  • conditioning,
  • fetish,
  • damage,
  • exorcism,
  • thing,
  • defense,
  • catharsis,
  • fixated,
  • concern.
  •addiction (noun)
  • craving,
  • dependence,
  • fixation.
  •blind spot (noun)
  • tunnel vision.
  •complex (noun)
  • insanity,
  • fixed idea,
  • repression,
  • anxiety,
  • fear.
  •compulsion (noun)
  • engrossment,
  • coercion,
  • urge,
  • constraint,
  • prepossession,
  • tiger by the tail.
  •fascination (noun)
  • enchantment.
  •fear (noun)
  • phobia.
  •fixation (noun)
  • delusion,
  • phantom,
  • fancy,
  • attraction,
  • craze.
  •fixation; consumption with belief, desire (noun)
  • case.
  •habit (noun)
  • fashion,
  • quirk,
  • weakness.
  •hobby (noun)
  • interest.
  •mania (noun)
  • frenzy,
  • partiality,
  • fad,
  • delirium.
  •neurosis (noun)
  • hysteria.
  •obsession (noun)
  • must,
  • crush,
  • something on the brain,
  • enthusiasm,
  • concrete idea,
  • ax to grind.
  •rage (noun)
  • hysterics.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • desire.
  •addiction
  • monkey.
  •captivation
  • infatuation.
  •dependence
  • addiction.
  •zeal
  • fanaticism.

Paraphrases for Obsession:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    mania.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    insistence, addiction, fascination, persistence, tenacity.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    fixation, obsessive, passion, obstinacy, fetish, fantasy, craze, madness, concern.

Antonyms for Obsession:

• n.

  • compulsion
    independence, license, liberty, free will, freedom.
  • fascination
    disinterest, boredom.
  • fixation; consumption with belief, desire
    hatred, reality, hate, dislike.
  • hobby
    profession, vocation, work.
  • neurosis
    adjustment, balance, sanity.
  • obsession
    indifference.

Hypernym for Obsession:

• n.

  • motive
    onomatomania.

Hyponym for Obsession:

• n.

  • motive
    irrational motive.