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

Yet rule by spy hunting and paranoia has also come with significant costs. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

The potential to tap into the ambient paranoia of our current militarized age goes unfulfilled. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

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