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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
That’s why people got scared and paranoid, and a lot of them believed that something was going to happen, especially with those helicopters flying around.
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Nick Estes, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
Who hasn’t felt suddenly paranoid about all the creatures lurking beneath the waves?
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
Hostile or disapproving questions about a silly meme, however, would raise the bar for paranoid border defense to an absurd new level.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
TikTok is full of viral paranoid suggestions for ways to test your relationship and ludicrous theories about the One Way to know if any relationship will work.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
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Nick Estes, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
Who hasn’t felt suddenly paranoid about all the creatures lurking beneath the waves?
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
Hostile or disapproving questions about a silly meme, however, would raise the bar for paranoid border defense to an absurd new level.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
TikTok is full of viral paranoid suggestions for ways to test your relationship and ludicrous theories about the One Way to know if any relationship will work.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paranoid
Adjective
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One of the biggest shifts since the time of Rose is that far fewer Americans are worried about this potential problem.—
Harry Enten,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Critics of Greene's bill are worried that the legislation could disproportionately benefit higher-income individuals, who naturally stand to make more profits from a home sale.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Teams tend to be especially cautious with injuries this time of year.—
Garrett Chorpenning,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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They are known to be cautious and spend most of their time on high rocky slopes mostly inaccessible to humans, making sightings rare.—
Lauren Liebhaber
July 8,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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However, later in the day, be careful about jumping to conclusions when dealing with others.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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The takeaway: Be careful about triggering too many credit inquiries.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Coastal elites are always skeptical about whether a fast-growth, deep tech company can be built in the Midwest.—
Kathleen Gallagher,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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In their interviews with town businessmen, the Sodality women try to convince the men that more hygienic practices will actually improve their bottom line, but the men are skeptical: why do anything new?—
Deborah Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Then there's the real world, which is entirely different, so in reality people have nothing to be nervous about.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
12 July 2025
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The odds of a recession may be falling, but states appear to be betting that corporate leaders are still nervous.—
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
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“Paranoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranoid. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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