sociopathic

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Recent Examples of sociopathic American Psycho, which stars Christian Bale as a sociopathic yuppie, was one of Theroux’s first major roles, though the now-iconic scene did not give him an appreciation for watermarks and subtle off-white coloring. James Grebey, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025 Even the most sociopathic ex can only wreck one relationship at a time. Angela Chen, Vox, 26 Mar. 2025 A lot of men watched Glengarry Glen Ross and took Alec Baldwin’s sociopathic monologue as an inspirational speech. Jessa Crispin, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025 Sheridan seems to be suggesting that a woman needs to be twice as sociopathic as a man to succeed in modern America. Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sociopathic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sociopathic
Adjective
  • Small dogs were also found to be the most neurotic breeds while the extremely large dogs were exceedingly stable.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Male cats with more neurotic personalities tended to sniff each tube repetitively.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.
    Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
  • The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
  • The Trump administration’s opaque, quickly shifting tactics have left the community paranoid, wondering what could happen next.
    Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
  • Whether dad is a digital packrat or just prudently paranoid about data loss, this rugged external drive offers a sizable 4TB of backup space at a price that makes copy-and-forget offsite storage feasible.
    Ars Staff, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • SSRIs are approved by the FDA to treat a range of conditions such as anxiety, depression, bulimia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and are used off-label to treat several others.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • Psych 101 The Unexpected Symptoms of O.C.D. Disturbing thoughts and social fixations are among the many manifestations of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Christina Caron, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Adjective
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    John S. Tobey, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • Back in 2022, researchers at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany showed that administering CAR T-cell therapy to five people with severe lupus could completely remove the aberrant B cells, sending all of the patients into remission.
    Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The cells have an ugly, disordered appearance under a microscope.
    Adam B. Kushner, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • In more severe cases, this ongoing pattern may erode a parent’s relationship with food, leading to emotional or disordered eating that feels increasingly difficult to name, let alone break.
    Christine Michel Carter, Parents, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Staff closes off the children’s zoo to the public for the nesting season to ensure the nesting pairs and their chicks aren’t disturbed — and so the birds don’t poop on visitors.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
  • If the disturbed weather remains offshore, it's expected to become a low pressure system and could gradually develop some subtropical or tropical characteristics, the hurricane center said.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Vancouver’s players sprinted to the southwest corner of the stands, where a few hundred Whitecaps fans were delirious.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
  • When the injuries stack up and the character gets delirious, Brunson really starts cooking.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 May 2025

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“Sociopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sociopathic. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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