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The synonyms of “Obsessively” are: compulsively, obsessionally
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “obsessively” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
compulsively | In a compulsive manner. She exercised compulsively. |
obsessionally | In a compulsive manner. |
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. |
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