OBSESSIVELY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for OBSESSIVELY?

Need another word that means the same as “obsessively”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “obsessively” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Obsessively” are: compulsively, obsessionally

Obsessively as an Adverb

Definitions of "Obsessively" as an adverb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “obsessively” as an adverb can have the following definitions:

• In a compulsive manner.
• In an obsessive manner.

Synonyms of "Obsessively" as an adverb (2 Words)

compulsively	In a compulsive manner. She exercised compulsively.
obsessionally	In a compulsive manner.

Usage Examples of "Obsessively" as an adverb

• He is obsessively focused on his career.
• She worries obsessively about her impending motherhood.

Associations of "Obsessively" (30 Words)

compulsive	A person with a compulsive disposition someone who feels compelled to do certain things. A compulsive liar.
crotchety	Irritable. He was tired and crotchety.
determined	Determined or decided upon as by an authority. Helen was a determined little girl.
disobedient	Not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority. Disobedient children.
dogged	Stubbornly unyielding. Dogged persistence.
enchantment	A magical spell. A world of mystery and enchantment.
fascination	A feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual. He held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations.
fetish	An excessive and irrational devotion or commitment to a particular thing. A man with a fetish for surgical masks.
froward	Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition.
headstrong	Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition. The headstrong impulsiveness of youth.
hidebound	Stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded. They are working to change hidebound corporate cultures.
intransigence	The trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise. In the face of government intransigence he resigned in disgust.
intransigent	An intransigent person. Her father had tried persuasion but she was intransigent.
obduracy	Resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible.
obdurate	Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing. The child s misery would move even the most obdurate heart.
obstinate	(of an unwelcome situation) very difficult to change or overcome. Her obstinate determination to pursue a career in radio.
ornery	Having a difficult and contrary disposition. An ornery old military man.
persistence	The property of a continuous and connected period of time. The persistence of huge environmental problems.
persistent	(of chemicals or radioactivity) remaining within the environment for a long time after introduction. Persistent leaves remain attached past maturity.
pertinacious	Holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action. He worked with a pertinacious resistance to interruptions.
pertinacity	Persistent determination.
pigheaded	Obstinate and stupid.
preoccupation	The act of taking occupancy before someone else does. Their main preoccupation was how to feed their families.
recalcitrant	Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline. The University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators.
relentless	Never-ceasing. A patient but relentless taskmaster.
stubborn	Having or showing dogged determination not to change one’s attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so. A stubborn refusal to learn from experience.
tenacious	Sticking together. Men tenacious of opinion.
unrelenting	Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty. Unrelenting opponents.
unrepentant	Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing. He was unrepentant and said that his comments were completely accurate.
unyielding	Stubbornly unyielding T S Eliot. His unyielding faith.