paranoic (Meaning)
paranoic
a tendency toward being overly suspicious and distrustful, a psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations, a serious mental disorder marked especially by feelings of persecution or an exaggerated sense of one's own importance usually without hallucinations, mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations, a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others
Synonyms & Antonyms of paranoic
Synonyms:
- delirious
- schizoid
- neurotic
- obsessive-compulsive
- delusional
- delusionary
- paranoid
- disturbed
- disordered
- schizophrenic
- sociopathic
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- maniacal
- eccentric
- lunatic
- nutty
- maniac
- mental
- unstable
- bothered
- whacky
- irrational
- worried
- uneasy
- wacko
- uptight
- paranoidal
- jumpy
- psycho
- distressed
- high-strung
- insane
- loony
- anxious
- restless
- unsettled
- mad
- tense
- psychotic
- deranged
- overanxious
- demented
- nervous
- crazed
- jittery
- aberrant
- unquiet
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- kookie
- queer
- fruity
- crazy
- daffy
- fixated
- skittish
- unsound
- haywire
- wud
- brainsick
- barmy
- obsessed
- meshuga
- pixillated
- looney tunes
- cranky
- loco
- strange
- unbalanced
- bedlam
- looney
- oddball
- meshuggah
- screwy
- gaga
- batty
- unreasonable
- loony tunes
- whacko
- bonkers
- bughouse
- cuckoo
- crackers
- scatty
- meshugah
- nuts
- crackbrained
- certifiable
- daft
- unhinged
- balmy
- pixilated
- odd
- moonstruck
- wacky
- non compos mentis
- bats
- cracked
- meshugge
- crackpot
- kooky
Antonyms:
paranoic Sentence Examples
- The paranoid patient believed that his neighbor was constantly spying on him.
- After the traumatic event, she became increasingly paranoid about her safety.
- The politician's paranoid accusations alienated his supporters.
- The paranoid man was convinced that the government was plotting against him.
- She developed paranoid delusions and began to fear her loved ones.
- The paranoid teenager suspected that everyone was laughing at him.
- The paranoid CEO believed that his competitors were trying to sabotage his business.
- Her paranoia led her to withdraw from society and isolate herself.
- The paranoid mother refused to let her children go to school, convinced that they would be kidnapped.
- The paranoid man experienced delusions of persecution and believed that everyone was out to get him.
FAQs About the word paranoic
a tendency toward being overly suspicious and distrustful, a psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without halluc
delirious, schizoid, neurotic, obsessive-compulsive, delusional, delusionary,paranoid, disturbed, disordered, schizophrenic
level, sane, cool, placid, peaceful, possessed, unruffled, undisturbed, relieved, composed
The paranoid patient believed that his neighbor was constantly spying on him.
After the traumatic event, she became increasingly paranoid about her safety.
The politician's paranoid accusations alienated his supporters.
The paranoid man was convinced that the government was plotting against him.
