Obsess Synonyms

42 obsess synonyms include preoccupy, be uppermost in someone's mind, prey on someone's mind, prey on, possess, haunt, consume, and hound. Obsess is a verb, and its antonyms are neglect and disregard.. Here are some additional synonyms for "obsess" with example sentences.

Another word for Obsess

42 other ways to say obsess.

  • torment  
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  • take over  
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  • take control of  
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  • rule
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  • prey on someone's mind  
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  • prey on  
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  • preoccupy  
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  • possess  
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  • plague  
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  • monopolize  
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  • hound  
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  • have a thing about  
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  • have a hold on  
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  • have a grip on  
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  • have a bee in one's bonnet  
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  • haunt  
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  • grip  
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  • engross  
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  • eat up  
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  • dominate  
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  • control  
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  • consume  
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  • be uppermost in someone's mind  
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  • be tormented  
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  • beset  
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  • be preoccupied  
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  • be possessed  
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  • be plagued  
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  • be in the grip of  
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  • be infatuated  
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  • be hung up about/on  
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  • be hipped  
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  • be haunted  
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  • be gripped  
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  • be fixated  
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  • be eaten up  
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  • be dominated  
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  • bedevil  
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  • be consumed  
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  • become an obsession with  
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  • be beset  
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  • be bedevilled  
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Use obsess in a Sentence

Don’t obsess over small details.

He will obsess about perfection.

She tends to obsess easily.

They obsess over their appearance.