compulsive synonyms

compulsive

modif.

  1. Compelling

    driving, impelling, besetting, urgent; see necessary 1, urgent 1.

  2. Obsessive

    addicted, driven, obsessive-compulsive, overscrupulous; see addicted, careful, enthusiastic 2, habitual 1.

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