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Recent Examples of schizoid
The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.
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Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Why not make a of couple bucks off your other 21st-century schizoid man?
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
There's no way to prevent schizoid or other personality disorders.
—Jessica Migala, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
For example, a mathematician with a schizoid personality might be perfectly comfortable calculating in solitude.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023
Acting isn't schizoid like that.
—Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 13 Mar. 2022
Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Why not make a of couple bucks off your other 21st-century schizoid man?
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
There's no way to prevent schizoid or other personality disorders.
—Jessica Migala, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
For example, a mathematician with a schizoid personality might be perfectly comfortable calculating in solitude.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023
Acting isn't schizoid like that.
—Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 13 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schizoid
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Senior Deputy District Attorney Jeff Moore acknowledged that Fahim was schizophrenic, but argued that the killings were driven by Fahim’s anger at his workplace dispute with Cuomo, not his mental illness.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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In many-minded terms, an octopus’s natural life spans so many lives that the one-minded might call it unnatural or even schizophrenic.—
Mandy-Suzanne Wong,
Longreads,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This uber-neurotic comedian, actor, writer and now recording artist has spent the better part of two decades making audiences laugh, cringe, and cry, often within the same breath.—
Brittany Delay,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The original Malcolm in the Middle, in the early 2000s, starred Frankie Muniz as the analytical, neurotic protagonist narrating his family’s daily misadventures.—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Explanations abounded, many of them paranoid.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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But what Danielson says was intended as a symbolic protest escalated dramatically amid paranoid fantasies, prosaic miscommunications, and the false report of a gun.—
Tessa Stuart,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The antipsychotic drug chlorpromazine, derived from a clothing dye called methylene blue, was first tested on agitated and delusional patients in 1952.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Viewers flooded the post with reactions ranging from heart-melting to hilariously delusional, with declarations of wanting to cuddle the bear and questions about the sheer size of his bathtub filling the comment section.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Washington’s version of McCall is disciplined but damaged, and possibly afflicted with something like obsessive-compulsive disorder.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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This goes against how therapists try combat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other compulsive behavior, which is predicated on fostering self-trust and accepting uncertainty, the reporting notes.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Augustinian tradition emphasizes fraternity, humility, and reflection on our disordered desires.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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In Maryland, nearly 6% of residents exhibit disordered gambling behavior, up from 4% two years prior, a 2024 study backed by the Maryland Department of Health found.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The three or four boys in my year who weren’t totally sociopathic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
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Sure, the sequence largely swipes away hints given prior that Bowser was an absent father, but in a film where most of the characters veer toward the blandly nice, watching a dad and his son bond over their same sociopathic tendencies was the only moment that tugged at the heartstrings.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis (2022) dropped its kitschy, hip-swiveling subject into a delirious fever dream that at the very least made its messy screenplay interesting.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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In the summer of 2024, still being treated to keep his cancer at bay, Andrej had suddenly become somewhat delirious, requiring hospital admission to rule out the possibility of infection or, worse, of the cancer having spread to his brain.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Schizoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizoid. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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