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Recent Examples of sociopathic
The three or four boys in my year who weren’t totally sociopathic.
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Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
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
In truth, this sociopathic leading lady should be unlikeable.
—Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026
Harper is a bit of a dead-eyed, ruthless, sociopathic great white shark.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
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
In truth, this sociopathic leading lady should be unlikeable.
—Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026
Harper is a bit of a dead-eyed, ruthless, sociopathic great white shark.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sociopathic
Adjective
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Americans call the sport soccer, the rest of the world calls it football, and therein lies the rub, the disconnection at the heart of the schizophrenic All-American life of Gilbert Chevalier.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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It’s been over 30 years since America’s favorite neurotic married couple premiered on NBC.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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Nilsson admits to suffering from horror vacui—a fear of empty space, which in her case reads less like a neurotic affliction than like compulsive conviviality.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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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
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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
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Chris Moltisanti flipped right before his death As Tony's crew and friend circle starts to shrink as the show goes on, our panic attack-prone paisan becomes increasingly paranoid and scrambles to find a successor.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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There’s moments where the audience does question her, but Rachel is ultimately a reliable narrator in the story, albeit the most paranoid and dysfunctional one.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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Like a mercantile colony, all Putin has is a lot of land, raw materials, and psychopathic propaganda.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
23 May 2026
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In 2014, the Ig Nobel Prize in psychology went to a trio of researchers who found that people who habitually stay up late are, on average, more self-admiring, more manipulative and more psychopathic than people who habitually arise early in the morning.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Coffin diagnosed Murekezi with stimulant use disorder and schizoaffective disorder, which can include delusional and paranoid thoughts and auditory and visual hallucinations.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2026
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As Wilson faltered, the confidence that fueled him early in his career came off as delusional to his critics.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Hoarding disorder is a mental health condition classified under obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Over the years, doctors reportedly diagnosed him with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Making the aberrant choice stand out all the more was that Season 2 didn’t get to finish on its own terms.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 May 2026
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The question may seem aberrant, something a dimwit or sadistic mother might ask her charge during toilet training, but Americans do regard living writers as both needlessly and necessarily strange.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Sociopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sociopathic. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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