Obsessive vs Thinking - What's the difference?
obsessive | thinking |
Prone to cause obsession
Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.
Excessive, as results from obsession.
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Gerund of think.
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As nouns the difference between obsessive and thinking
is that obsessive is a person who is obsessed, who has an obsession while thinking is gerund of think.As an adjective obsessive
is prone to cause obsession.As a verb thinking is
.obsessive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- ''The idea is too tempting, it's obsessive
- ''Hardcore fans' obsessive behavior may take over their lives
- ''A workaholic's obsessive zeal may lead to success or burnout
Synonyms
* (Having one thought or pursuing one activity) unrelenting, unyielding, headstrong *Derived terms
* obsessivelythinking
English
Noun
(en-noun)The machine of a new soul, passage= But how the neurons are organised in these lobes and ganglia remains obscure. Yet this is the level of organisation that does the actual thinking —and is, presumably, the seat of consciousness.}}
Derived terms
* critical thinking * thinking man * wishful thinkingVerb
(head)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=He was thinking ; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.}}