OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVES Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

obsessive-compulsive

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Recent Examples of obsessive-compulsive Over the years, doctors reportedly diagnosed him with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026 People with a severe panic or anxiety disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) should consult with a healthcare provider before trying a panic pouch or other at-home strategies for mental health disorders in place of a medical treatment plan. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Apr. 2026 Washington’s version of McCall is disciplined but damaged, and possibly afflicted with something like obsessive-compulsive disorder. — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 This goes against how therapists try combat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other compulsive behavior, which is predicated on fostering self-trust and accepting uncertainty, the reporting notes. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for obsessive-compulsive

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Adjective

Storied actor Judd Hirsch played Daniel’s lovably neurotic father, who finds himself unwittingly along for the top-secret ride.

— Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
But the real shock here is Wilde, who not only knows how to keep viewers on the back foot as a filmmaker but slides into a neurotic register and off-kilter comic timing for her high-strung hostess that fit her like rubber glove.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026

Definition of neurotic

Adjective

As her life is starting, her mother suffers from an acute schizophrenic episode.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 June 2026
Americans call the sport soccer, the rest of the world calls it football, and therein lies the rub, the disconnection at the heart of the schizophrenic All-American life of Gilbert Chevalier.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026

Definition of schizophrenic

Adjective

Panic Carefully, described as a paranoid thriller reminiscent of Silence of the Lambs, stars Elizabeth Olsen, Julia Roberts, Eddie Redmayne, Brian Tyree Henry, Ben Chaplin, Aidan Gillen, Joe Alwyn and Naledi Murray.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Petty played Lolly Whitehill, a kind but mentally unstable inmate whose paranoid delusions repeatedly landed her in psychiatric care.

— Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026

Definition of paranoid

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

Definition of schizoid

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Studies have found that Black college women, as a group, report greater body satisfaction and lower rates of disordered eating than white women of comparable weight.

— Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Research shows that such bodily scrutiny is already damaging transgender youth and that bodily shame can significantly affect young people’s mental health, leading to disordered eating and other physical and psychological harm.

— Megan Gandy, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

Definition of disordered

Adjective

None of these pronouncements has panned out; some have bordered on delusional.

— Robin Wright, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
For Slattery, what begins as an exercise in comic self-demolition gradually becomes the movie’s biggest surprise, with the actor turning a desperate, delusional version of himself into its most unexpectedly lovable character.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of delusional

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