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also paranoidal
as in worried
having extreme or unreasonable fear or suspicion
He was paranoid about break-ins and insisted on checking the locks himself every night.
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Recent Examples of paranoid
The threat is enough to make Cherry paranoid.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Montell looks to evolutionary biology to help explain our paranoid response to seemingly irrelevant events.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Is Laura a paranoid, overly protective mother?
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Don’t be paranoid, just be honest with yourself (and your wallet).
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Montell looks to evolutionary biology to help explain our paranoid response to seemingly irrelevant events.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Is Laura a paranoid, overly protective mother?
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Don’t be paranoid, just be honest with yourself (and your wallet).
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paranoid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paranoid
Adjective
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The man, a legal researcher who lives legally in the United States, is worried he might be targeted by the federal government for speaking freely.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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As the day progressed though, Marsh became worried again.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Fewer workers moving between jobs could lead to wage growth flattening and companies becoming more cautious.—
Charlotte Morabito,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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But the post was met with cautious optimism in Kyiv, Oleksandr Merezhko -- a member of the Ukrainian parliament representing Zelenskyy's party and chair of the body's foreign affairs committee -- told ABC News.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Be careful of triggering an argument.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At first, people were skeptical about letting random Internet users edit articles.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Israel has been far more skeptical.—
Michele Kelemen,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But there will be a lot of nervous folks in New England hoping Bregman's stay in Boston extends past the one-year mark.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Others were forced into the car, nervous at the prospect of 48 phone-free hours filled with talk about feelings.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Paranoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranoid. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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