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

But the work of Blumenthal and others like him reveals a reflexive paranoia, if not hatred, of the United States and its allies, to the point where criticism is insufficient. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Those include rapid or unexpected intoxication, sudden behavioral changes, memory lapses, hallucinations, paranoia, and an unusual appearance or taste of a drink. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

As Jason’s obsession with the Box deepens, Daniela’s (Jennifer Connelly) growing paranoia pushes her to the brink, and their son Charlie (Oakes Fegley) starves for a sense of stability as their family is threatened. — Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

This fear and this paranoia is just not a healthy space to grow up in. — Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 26 July 2026