PARANOID Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

paranoid

adjective

variants also paranoidal

as in worried

having extreme or unreasonable fear or suspicion He was paranoid about break-ins and insisted on checking the locks himself every night.

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Recent Examples of paranoid His brother, children, and ex-wife, Susan, describe a bitter, paranoid conspiracy theorist haunted by the past, lost in the face of shifting musical tastes, hopelessly addicted to alcohol, and manipulated by Amy to turn on his family. —

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025 Burns, the administration’s de facto Putin whisperer, had heard it all before and understood that the Russian leader’s paranoid obsession with Ukraine was real and unshakable. —

Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025 Richard is suspicious, paranoid, explosive, aggressive and defiant. —

Carol Marbin, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 Described as a paranoid thriller in the vein of Esmail’s Emmy and Golden Globe winner Mr. Robot, as well as The Silence of the Lambs, the film’s logline is being kept under wraps. —

Justin Kroll, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for paranoid

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Adjective

How worried should the team be about his availability for the playoffs?

— AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2025
But in the early days of the second Donald Trump presidency, LGBTQ+ communities across the U.S. are more worried about their digital privacy than ever before.

— Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 Feb. 2025