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Recent Examples of sociopathic
Alternating between the date and the shoot-out gives the love story extra impact, as the unadulterated joy between Angela and Mike is even more pronounced when placed against the sociopathic violence of Stockwell’s existence.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2026
More recently, he's played an abusive husband on Big Little Lies, a sociopathic tech mogul on Succession, and a vengeance-seeking viking caked in dirt and blood in The Northman.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
The emergence of Kristian’s faintly sociopathic nature is mirrored in his burgeoning artistic vision.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Hedda Nia DaCosta reimagines Henrik Ibsen’s famous anti-heroine as a sociopathic high-society hostess channeling all her frustration into manipulating the many people obsessed with her like an impulsive puppeteer.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2026
More recently, he's played an abusive husband on Big Little Lies, a sociopathic tech mogul on Succession, and a vengeance-seeking viking caked in dirt and blood in The Northman.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
The emergence of Kristian’s faintly sociopathic nature is mirrored in his burgeoning artistic vision.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Hedda Nia DaCosta reimagines Henrik Ibsen’s famous anti-heroine as a sociopathic high-society hostess channeling all her frustration into manipulating the many people obsessed with her like an impulsive puppeteer.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sociopathic
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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
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The most compelling aspect of Newsom’s biography is his schizophrenic upbringing, vis-à-vis wealth.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Gosling stars as neurotic and brilliant schoolteacher Ryland Grace, who is recruited by Eva Stratt (Sandra Hüller) to help solve why the sun is dimming.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Park is endearing and utterly relatable as the neurotic girlfriend who’s been burned by past relationships, as well as her parents’ divorce.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 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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While the past ten months have grown other characters’ confidence — Whitaker and Javadi both seem more comfortable in the ER on this Fourth of July weekend — Robby is now paranoid and standoffish, especially in the face of his replacement.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Changing your locks is pragmatic, not paranoid.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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Even worse, if that’s possible, is that his psychopathic narcissism adds a selfish mean streak to his adolescent behavior.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The other was Iraqi weightlifter Raed Ahmed, who had witnessed Saddam Hussein’s psychopathic son Uday executing athletes for poor performances.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Just as her mother’s signature quality was yearning, Minnelli’s signature quality is delusional optimism.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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This time, the combination of Robby’s short fuse and delusional idealism has diminished returns.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Using marijuana also did not improve other mental health conditions such as anorexia nervosa; bipolar disorder; obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD; or psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, Wilson said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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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
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At the time, many observers treated his approach as aberrant.—
Jack Schlossberg,
Fortune,
18 Mar. 2026
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To build its aberrant molecule, the IBM team turned to a company pastime.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Sociopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sociopathic. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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