Synonyms of neurotic

neurotic

adjective

as in paranoid

having or showing a very nervous or disordered state of mind

Her neurotic tendencies tend to manifest in her obsessive need for cleanliness.

Our dog is a bit neurotic; she tends to panic around strangers.

Related Words

• paranoid
• unstable
• worried
• nervous
• psychotic
• anxious
• restless
• schizophrenic
• schizoid
• disturbed
• obsessive-compulsive
• irrational
• paranoiac
• disordered
• delusional
• delusionary
• sociopathic
• obsessed
• delirious
• aberrant
• high-strung
• uptight
• psychopathic
• overanxious
• eccentric
• uneasy
• demented
• unsettled
• unreasonable
• bothered
• distressed
• maniacal
• jittery
• psycho
• jumpy
• crazed
• deranged
• unquiet
• strange
• unbalanced
• skittish
• mental
• mad
• insane
• oddball
• tense
• nutty
• unhinged
• batty
• odd
• non compos mentis
• crazy
• daft
• nuts
• unsound
• loco
• queer
• pixilated
• bonkers
• brainsick
• fixated
• bats
• wud

Dissimilar Words

• relaxed
• relieved
• composed
• possessed
• collected
• placid
• equal
• peaceful
• rational
• level
• smooth
• sedate
• undisturbed
• serene
• unperturbed
• tranquil
• cool
• reasonable
• unruffled
• unneurotic
• untroubled
• limpid
• lucid
• clear
• sane
• unshaken
• sound
• together
• tranquilized
• self-possessed
• balanced
• unworried
• coolheaded
• self-composed
• recollected
• compos mentis
• uncrazy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of neurotic

The beloved Jack Russell Terrier, known for his hard stare, often played the straight dog to the neurotic Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and Niles (David Hyde). — Camille Perri, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026

Nilsson admits to suffering from horror vacui—a fear of empty space, which in her case reads less like a neurotic affliction than like compulsive conviviality. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026

When a conversation ends without a real answer, when a situation is explained away rather than actually explained, the discomfort is not neurotic or petty. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

Lear would provide comment through this portrait of a neurotic, frayed woman and the people who surround her. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026