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

Eventually, by the time the story reaches the 1950s, and Landau is visited by a friend released from prison, that same atmosphere follows him home, in the form of minor interactions tinged with an air of paranoia. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

The project causes his wife, Sofia (Cruz), to question their relationship of 17 years as they are drawn deeper into a life of extreme wealth, paranoia, and fear. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

Leaking secrets is bad for an organization, but comprehensive paranoia is worse, and that is what BlackNet would have produced. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

But his meteoric ascent is followed by an equally spectacular downfall as addiction, paranoia, law enforcement, and his deteriorating relationship with Colombian drug lord Alejandro Sosa (Paul Shenar) begin closing in around him. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026