SOCIOPATHIC Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

sociopathic

adjective

Definition of sociopathic

as in schizophrenic

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Recent Examples of sociopathic Vian’s book is brutal, almost unbearably sociopathic, but his descriptions are lyrical and refined. — Spin Team, SPIN, 22 June 2026 Bardem plays the sociopathic ex-convict, Max Cady, recently released after a 17-year stint for killing his pregnant wife. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 The best of them is saved for last, and works in spite of the film’s struggle to make its sociopathic main villain (Joey Iwanaga) as interesting as its colorful array of goons. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for sociopathic

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Adjective

What’s emerged is a schizophrenic marketplace where art and commerce have fused into The Substance.

— Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
These days, large language models are pushing the line between schizophrenic break and reality closer than ever before.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of schizophrenic

Adjective

Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham, their supporting cast, rival players and neurotic fans and critics combined to form a perfect storm of cultural chaos.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Part of what fueled the ups and downs was the sense that Paul Baker is genially open to whatever life might throw at him — a personality type engineered to drive the acting-out Issa and the neurotic Anton to distraction.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of neurotic

Adjective

The artist adopts a schizoid persona, with multiple voices flowing out of him, and swerves between lucid social criticism—about the history of slavery or of higher education—and total gibberish.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of schizoid

Adjective

The bald guy lecturing me on how to get the money looked real enough, but the question of his true being kept rattling around my increasingly paranoid mind.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
Hill became increasingly paranoid and developed delusions that she was being surveilled.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of paranoid

Adjective

Almost as soon as Jackie enters her flat there, she is accosted by gunmen, narrowly escaping before learning the diabolical and psychopathic mercenaries, The Seven Demons, have been tasked with ending her life.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Behaviorally, some of these markers could also mask psychopathic tendencies.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of psychopathic

Adjective

Through the season’s first two weeks, any thoughts of the Falcons contending for a playoff spot appeared delusional and all conversations appeared moot.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Normally, an agonizing 97-loss season gets immediately washed away by the glorious, delusional churn of the Hot Stove.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of delusional

Adjective

No consistent associations stood out for obsessive-compulsive disorder, and associations between infections and ADHD could also be accounted for by other relationship factors.

— Mike McRae September 24, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
These tics often come and go, change over time and may occur along with attention problems, anxiety or obsessive-compulsive behaviors.

— Michael Okun, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of obsessive-compulsive

Adjective

The aberrant digit only crept in because Ford owned the rights to Model E and wasn’t interested in selling.

— Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
For instance, Cruz referred to the popular assumption that the NIL era must be causing schools to cancel sports at historically aberrant rates.

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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