sociopathic

adjective

so·​cio·​path·​ic ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈpa-thik  ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə- 

: of, relating to, or characterized by asocial or antisocial behavior or exhibiting antisocial personality disorder

Examples of sociopathic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This season turns Noah into a smarmier, borderline sociopathic character — far more like Joe from Netflix’s You than anybody is likely to want to admit — whose condescension often became insufferable for me. —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025

Oh plays Eve, a deskbound MI-5 agent who longs to be a spy in the field, a dream that is soon realized when a mutual obsession develops between her and a sadistic, sociopathic assassin (Jodie Comer) who always evades capture. —Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025

Some people don’t enjoy acting sociopathic, under any circumstance. —Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025

Given its plotting, Brooks’s movie could easily have made Iris into a harridan and Isaac into a sociopathic rogue. —Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sociopathic

• allopathic
• cytopathic
• naturopathic
• neuropathic
• psychopathic
• telepathic
• empathic
• feldspathic
• felspathic
• homeopathic
• idiopathic
• osteopathic

Medical Definition

sociopathic

adjective

so·​cio·​path·​ic ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈpath-ik  ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə- 

: of, relating to, or characterized by asocial or antisocial behavior or an antisocial personality