OBSESSES Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word obsesses. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for OBSESSES
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| bedevils | verbv | |||||
verb • treat cruelly • be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly | ||||||
| consumes | verbv | |||||
verb • eat up completely, as with great appetite • serve oneself to, or consume regularly • spend extravagantly • destroy completely • use up (resources or materials) • engage fully | ||||||
| dominates | verbv | |||||
verb • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance • be in control • have dominance or the power to defeat over • be greater in significance than • look down on | ||||||
| drapes | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) • the manner in which fabric hangs or falls • a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination verb • arrange in a particular way • place casually • cover as if with clothing • cover or dress loosely with cloth | ||||||
| engrosses | verbv | |||||
verb • devote (oneself) fully to • consume all of one's attention or time | ||||||
| fixates | verbv | |||||
verb • attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way • pay attention to exclusively and obsessively • make fixed, stable or stationary • become fixed (on) | ||||||
| haunts | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a frequently visited place verb • follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to • haunt like a ghost; pursue • be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place | ||||||
| hounds | nounn | |||||
noun • any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears • someone who is morally reprehensible verb • pursue or chase relentlessly | ||||||
| plagues | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a swarm of insects that attack plants • any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) • an annoyance verb • cause to suffer a blight • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||
| possesses | verbv | |||||
verb • have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill • have ownership or possession of • enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas | ||||||
| preoccupies | verbv | |||||
verb • engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively • occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance | ||||||
| torments | verbv | |||||
noun • unbearable physical pain • extreme mental distress • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented • a severe affliction • the act of harassing someone verb • torment emotionally or mentally • treat cruelly • subject to torture | ||||||
| ghost | nounn | |||||
noun • a mental representation of some haunting experience • a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else • the visible disembodied soul of a dead person • a suggestion of some quality verb • move like a ghost • haunt like a ghost; pursue • write for someone else | ||||||
| haunt | verbv | |||||
noun • a frequently visited place verb • follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to • haunt like a ghost; pursue • be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place | ||||||
