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Recent Examples of sociopathic
Instead, she’s blossomed into a talented, sociopathic agent, working for Caddis, a sinister spy organization led by David’s former partner, Juno (Piper Perabo).
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
The series lacks the nerve to let David come across as anything other than a noble hero, despite his own history as a deadly mercenary, or to more fully explore Rebecca’s possibly sociopathic tendencies.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Its state security service is still known as the KGB, whose headquarters stands across from Dzerzhinsky Square, named after the sociopathic founder of the Soviet secret police.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
The consequences of a difficult decision from his past come back to haunt him, and Rebecca (Reina Hardesty), a sociopathic young agent, is assigned to kill him.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
The series lacks the nerve to let David come across as anything other than a noble hero, despite his own history as a deadly mercenary, or to more fully explore Rebecca’s possibly sociopathic tendencies.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Its state security service is still known as the KGB, whose headquarters stands across from Dzerzhinsky Square, named after the sociopathic founder of the Soviet secret police.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
The consequences of a difficult decision from his past come back to haunt him, and Rebecca (Reina Hardesty), a sociopathic young agent, is assigned to kill him.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sociopathic
Adjective
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The exchange is later revealed to be a schizophrenic episode.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The investigation confirmed a mental health component to the case, suggesting that Ricklefs may have been experiencing a schizophrenic episode, according to the news release.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And Craig Waterman, the marketing executive from the 2024 film Friendship, took Robinson into new territory with a darker and more pathetic take on the same neurotic type.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
13 Oct. 2025
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Following his turn as the nerdy and neurotic Michael, David Krumholtz continued his role as head elf Bernard in 2002's The Santa Clause 2, and reprised the part on an episode of the Disney+ series The Santa Clauses in 2022.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Matthiessen, not without reason, portrays the Bureau as paranoid, dishonest, and in league with corporate interests.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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There’s decent chemistry between Roberts and Mel Gibson in this schlocky but slick paranoid thriller.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Coleman said Holmes’s testimony showed psychopathic tendencies.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, the assorted good and bad actors converge on the premises of Mandy’s father, who is, of all things, a psychopathic religious cult leader.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Her protagonist, known to have been derived from herself in a few other ways, blunders along and is charming but delusional, unlike Austen’s fiercely independent and witty Elizabeth Bennet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Either way, Bravo cameras will always reward a delusional queen.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Millions more take them for other mental health issues including anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, some eating disorders, substance use disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Gabriel Palacios, 13, had long faced bullying because of his disabilities, including ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder — bullying that had gone unaddressed for so long that his family was pursuing transferring him to a private school, his family says.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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What once was aberrant—indeed, unimaginable—is now standard Trump fare, demeaning not only to the Presidency but to the rule of law.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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But Tuttle and Birney, whose Hank is witty, insightful and guilt-stricken over his aberrant desires, know that many people will condemn them for portraying a pedophile as a human being, not just a monster.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Sociopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sociopathic. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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