PSYCHOTICS Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

psychotic

adjective

sī-ˈkä-tik

Definition of psychotic next

sometimes offensive

as in insane

unable to think in a clear or sensible way The identity of the psychotic criminal remains a puzzle.

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Recent Examples of psychotic Philip Seymour Hoffman played him on Broadway as a near-psychotic, his philandering very much to blame for the fall of his elder son, Biff. —

Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026 Less commonly, some people experience psychotic symptoms, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, paranoia, confusion or emotional distress. —

Hollis Karoly, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026 Beginning in 2010, emergency rooms began seeing agitated patients who were violent, paranoid and psychotic after ingesting synthetic cathinones sold as bath salts. —

Jonathan Corum, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 People with the disorder usually experience a combination of psychotic symptoms, including hallucinations, delusions, and disorderly behavior. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for psychotic

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In any other historical period, proposing such a career trajectory would’ve seemed mildly insane — like if Peter Buck had followed up Fables of the Reconstruction by producing Whitney Houston instead of the Feelies.

— Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
For so much of the season, Rachel is low-key stoned, which can keep her at a remove, even when things are getting really insane.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026