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

Alternating between the date and the shoot-out gives the love story extra impact, as the unadulterated joy between Angela and Mike is even more pronounced when placed against the sociopathic violence of Stockwell’s existence. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2026

More recently, he's played an abusive husband on Big Little Lies, a sociopathic tech mogul on Succession, and a vengeance-seeking viking caked in dirt and blood in The Northman. —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026

The emergence of Kristian’s faintly sociopathic nature is mirrored in his burgeoning artistic vision. —Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026

Hedda Nia DaCosta reimagines Henrik Ibsen’s famous anti-heroine as a sociopathic high-society hostess channeling all her frustration into manipulating the many people obsessed with her like an impulsive puppeteer. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 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