Synonyms of paranoid

paranoid

adjective

variants 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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worried
• cautious
• careful
• skeptical
• nervous
• anxious
• wary
• suspicious
• distrustful
• mistrustful
• negativistic
• doubting
• questioning
• curious
• disbelieving
• incredulous
• unbelieving
• show-me
• cynical
• uneasy
• critical
• leery
• suspecting
• watchful
• quizzical
• puzzled
• tense
• edgy
• guarded
• unsure
• leary
• experienced
• inquisitive
• hesitant
• gun-shy
• worldly
• nosey
• nosy
• uncertain
• unconvinced
• sophisticated
• knowing
• worldly-wise
• snoopy
• undetermined
• undecided
• inquiring
• unsettled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sure
• certain
• positive
• confident
• careless
• unsuspecting
• heedless
• unsuspicious
• unwary

Examples of paranoid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But in a place like Russia or North Korea, an AI only needs to learn how to manipulate a single extremely paranoid and unself-aware individual. —Sean Illing, Vox, 22 Sep. 2024

The wearer resists letting anyone else wear it and becomes paranoid and suspicious of even the closest allies. —Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024

This isn’t about being paranoid, but rather about being smart and using your intuition to guide you. —Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2024

As Greek mythology gets a modern twist, an increasingly paranoid Goldblum must contend with mortals with powers to bring him down, and a dysfunctional family with powerful siblings scheming and failing among one another in the trailer that dropped on Monday. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2024