SOCIOPATHIC Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

sociopathic

adjective

Definition of sociopathic

as in schizophrenic

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Recent Examples of sociopathic These experts suggested Trump showed signs of narcissism, sociopathic tendencies, and a fixation on the haunting legacy of his punishing father. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 20 May 2026 That film crackled with undertones of class, sexuality and politics, with Dirk Bogarde playing the sociopathic manservant to acclaim. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 May 2026 Writer-director Polinger has a gift with child actors, drawing subtle performances out of Everett Blunck as the new kid at the Tom Lerner Water Polo Camp and Kayo Martin as the group’s sociopathic bully. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026 The three or four boys in my year who weren’t totally sociopathic. — Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sociopathic

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Adjective

As her life is starting, her mother suffers from an acute schizophrenic episode.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 June 2026
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

Definition of schizophrenic

Adjective

In the artist, unlike the neurotic personality, stuckness can be hard to distinguish from integrity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
The sitcom — which ran for eight seasons on ABC, from 1986, to 1993 — starred Pinchot as Balki, an optimistic immigrant from a fictional island called Mypos who moves in with his neurotic cousin, Larry, played by Mark Linn-Baker.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Definition of neurotic

Adjective

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

Definition of schizoid

Adjective

Nathan, already distracted, gets paranoid that Coop and Joe are laughing at him.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
The accusations only make Winifred, who has secretly been dealing with a rapidly fraying psyche, more paranoid, leading to bloody and dangerous consequences.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 30 July 2026

Definition of paranoid

Adjective

Because Justine has written thrillers with psychopathic characters, the ways the Mortons raise their kids — with absolute loyalty and zero empathy — were designed by her.

— Scott Westerfeld, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
Like a mercantile colony, all Putin has is a lot of land, raw materials, and psychopathic propaganda.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 23 May 2026

Definition of psychopathic

Adjective

So much so, in fact, that cybersecurity researchers warn that criminals can easily weaponize delusional AI outputs to spread malware throughout the internet.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 29 July 2026
Of course, many fans of clubs are so delusional that the facts are irrelevant.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of delusional

Adjective

Eating disorders are somewhat like obsessive-compulsive disorder or substance use disorder and involve brain circuits that are very resistant to intervention, Hellerstein says.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
In 2018, their son, Alan Hu, was receiving medical care for depression and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.

— Sharon Chin, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Definition of obsessive-compulsive

Adjective

Sabatini suggested to the jury there were possible explanations for that aberrant behavior without settling on a specific reason.

— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Learning that these behaviors not only exist, but are prevalent in the animal kingdom, Page says, helps debunk what remains a widespread belief among certain humans that homosexuality and transgenderism are unnatural and aberrant.

— Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026

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