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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
Fear-mongering, which comes off equal parts paranoid and patronizing, is the surest way to make people stop listening.
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Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Matthiessen, not without reason, portrays the Bureau as paranoid, dishonest, and in league with corporate interests.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Historically, political movements die when they become subsumed by paranoid Jew-hatred.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
In this two-part episode, Scott becomes paranoid that the office is cursed and decides to hold a charity run.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Matthiessen, not without reason, portrays the Bureau as paranoid, dishonest, and in league with corporate interests.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Historically, political movements die when they become subsumed by paranoid Jew-hatred.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
In this two-part episode, Scott becomes paranoid that the office is cursed and decides to hold a charity run.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paranoid
Adjective
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Tang thought about his other friends who are worried about their aging parents.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Too many guys would be too worried about keeping their scholarships, never mind their snaps.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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To be sure, Wall Street overall is bullish on stocks, with many of the big firms ditching their cautious tones and urging investors not to bet against the market.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Today, she is classified as having No Evidence of Disease (NED), meaning all detectable signs and symptoms of cancer are gone, a hopeful yet cautious place.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Those same records also showed that the only other purchases of BAM in the state of Colorado had been from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife agency and the National Parks Service — both of which maintained careful records of any use of the drug, per the indictment.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Drafted in the first round out of Texas Tech in 2017—a move that many fans were initially skeptical of—Mahomes only saw a few spot appearances before eventually taking over as the Chiefs’ starting quarterback.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Pfizer exec played a critical role in helping Mamdani connect with New York's skeptical business community.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The dogs' job on marathon day will be to calm race-day jitters at the starting line, where runners can feel overwhelmed or nervous about the trek ahead.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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There was a lot of nervous smiling.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Paranoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranoid. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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