Synonyms of paranoia

paranoia

noun

as in anxiety

a feeling that one does not know the whole truth or that someone else is not being truthful

Each half of the unhappy couple was constantly wracked with paranoia that the other was cheating.

Related Words

• anxiety
• concern
• suspicion
• disbelief
• doubt
• wariness
• uncertainty
• incredulity
• distrust
• mistrust
• skepticism
• unbelief
• tremor
• incertitude
• reservation
• qualm
• misgiving
• dubiety
• compunction
• dubitation
• mistrustfulness
• query
• distrustfulness
• misdoubt
• scruple
• niggle

Dissimilar Words

• belief
• trust
• confidence
• conviction
• certainty
• assurance
• surety
• faith
• certitude
• sureness
• credence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paranoia

See, even their relationship paranoias reflect and complement each other! — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

There’s little tension or drive, just shaggy scenes about paranoia, trust and hope. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

The Clancy case has prompted some mothers to share their own stories on social media of hallucinations, paranoia and suicidal thoughts after childbirth. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

As progress at the artillery plant continued to stall, paranoia grew and rumors swirled among the American workers that the Turkish employees from Repkon might be purposefully sabotaging the machinery. — ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2026