PARANOIDAL Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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.

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Recent Examples of paranoid And, given time, an even more paranoid and aggressive regime would rebuild its arsenal. —

Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2026 The primary tension here is between Kyle and Camille, two women locked in a season-long battle of paranoid insecurity and misread intentions. —

Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026 Making Verification Normal, Not Niche ClarityCheck aims to reframe verification from a rare or paranoid action into a casual, everyday safety habit, no more unusual than Googling a product before buying it. —

Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026 Annie, whose time alone in the Jungle Room has left her paranoid, if not wholly feral, initially hides from this all-male crew. —

Judy Berman, Time, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for paranoid

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His first attempt was aborted after a phone call with his worried mother, and the second and third attempts were derailed because the team officials suspected his intentions and dropped him from the squad.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Easy-to-install solar panels that plug into a regular outlet are getting attention just as Americans are worried about rising energy costs.

— Jeff Brady, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026