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 Three people told the Washington Examiner that Scott had become paranoid that Lewandowski was spying on him through his work phone and had bugged his office. —

Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026 Dark, eerie, and paranoid (for good reason), the eight-episode season shifts back and forth from the casual grimness of an unwelcoming reality to the shocking frights of a stoner’s worst nightmare (the latter of which is shrewdly motivated by Rachel regularly smoking pot). —

Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2026 That’s perhaps for the best, given the ongoing discussions surrounding AI psychosis, a troubling trend that has caused an alarming wave of mental health crises as the tech coaxes some users into spirals of paranoid and delusional behavior. —

Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026 Its paranoid worldview, where everything is a bug, and systems are always broken—hallucinations—are now frequently taken as true by the other models, who can be too trusting. —

Tharin Pillay, Time, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for paranoid

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Flock Safety has faced strong criticism, with many worried about the public's privacy and security moving forward.

— Heath Kalb, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Caroline never actually worried that Harry would cross a line with a patient.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026