schizoid

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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. 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
Adjective
  • The ongoing controversy surrounding the police shooting of a mentalliy ill Queens schizophrenic man who charged at cops with a knife ratcheted up a notch Wednesday with the release of 911 audio the NYPD says makes clear police were going to be responding to the episode.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The most compelling aspect of Newsom’s biography is his schizophrenic upbringing, vis-à-vis wealth.
    Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Streisand, who played the neurotic, political firebrand Katie Morosky opposite Redford's WASPy Hubbell Gardiner in the 1973 romantic drama, performed a song and delivered a speech honoring him during the Oscars' In Memoriam segment.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
  • But one of the key flaws of Drew Goddard’s screenplay is that once Ryland is on the ship, that neurotic aspect of him isn’t sustained.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Changing your locks is pragmatic, not paranoid.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
  • What follows is a crusade of detours, espionage and a paranoid struggle to preserve the only home he’s ever known.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • What if a slightly delusional but still charming actress faded toward irrelevance, only to claw her way back by way of a reality TV show?
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Satoskar says the inaccurate information that influencers are sharing about parasites might encourage people, including those with delusional parasitosis, to make risky health decisions.
    Sarah Boden, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Another patient had a revelation about the origins of his severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, which significantly improved his symptoms.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The former Auburn star later revealed that his absence was due to religious scrupulosity, which is a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • This mindset often shrinks food variety, increases anxiety around social eating, and can quietly mask disordered eating patterns under a socially acceptable label.
    Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Unlike traditional steel, which has a crystalline atomic structure, amorphous steel has a disordered atomic arrangement.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • In truth, this sociopathic leading lady should be unlikeable.
    Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Crime abhors a vacuum, and in Tommy’s absence, the Peaky Blinders gang has reformed under the aegis of his sociopathic illegitimate son Duke (Barry Keoghan).
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Most of the kids are delirious with joy, tearing open presents with glee.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The bwonnnngs on the soundtrack are an aural cliché now, but the whole delirious package still makes for one of the most thrilling movies of the 2010s.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026

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“Schizoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizoid. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.

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