all-consuming
Leaves nothing else
All-consuming describes something that takes over completely, leaving no room for anything else.
An all-consuming passion dominates every thought.
An all-consuming fire destroys everything in its path.
The term usually applies to emotions, obsessions, or forces that demand total attention: Her all-consuming grief left her unable to work.
Depleting one's stamina
- debilitatingCausing severe impairment
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
overpowering · stifling · paralyzing · draining · oppressive · immobilizing · unmanageable · engulfing
Persistent mental attachment
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- monomaniaFixation on single idea
idée fixe · engrossment · absorption · addiction · craving · obsession · single-minded · fanatical
Intense emotional warmth
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- burningCombustion in progress
- desireIntense wanting
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
longing · zeal · devotion · infatuation · love · flame · heartfelt · fiery
Holding attention completely
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- enthrallingDeeply fascinating and gripping
- fascinatingExtremely interesting or captivating
- immersingPlunging completely into
mesmerizing · riveting · spellbinding · gripping · compelling · arresting · hypnotic · transfixing
exhausting
Depleting one's stamina
- debilitatingCausing severe impairment
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- suffocatingDepriving of air
inescapable · overpowering · stifling · paralyzing · draining · oppressive · immobilizing · unmanageable · engulfing · swallowing
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
monomania · idée fixe · engrossment · absorption · addiction · craving · obsession · single-minded · fanatical · relentless
ardor
Intense emotional warmth
yearning · longing · zeal · devotion · infatuation · love · flame · heartfelt · fiery · torrid
absorbing
Holding attention completely
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- enthrallingDeeply fascinating and gripping
- fascinatingExtremely interesting or captivating
immersing · mesmerizing · riveting · spellbinding · gripping · compelling · arresting · hypnotic · transfixing · bewitching
- all-all-star, all-out, all-in, all-time, all-clear
- attentionattention, focus, focused, attentiveness, focused attention
- overwhelmedstressed, overwhelmed, stressed out, burnt out, burned out
all-consumingcasual
Relaxed and informal
passing · mild · superficial · light · half-hearted
all-consumingtrivial
Lacking significance or weight
negligible · inconsequential · trifling · unimportant · minor
consume, consumer, consumed, consuming, consumption, consumes, consumable, consumerism, consumerist