PARANOID: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PARANOID?

Need another word that means the same as “paranoid”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “paranoid” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Paranoid” are: irrationally anxious, paranoiac, suspicious, mistrustful, distrustful, fearful, insecure

Paranoid as a Noun

Definitions of "Paranoid" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “paranoid” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person afflicted with paranoia.
• A person who is paranoid.

Synonyms of "Paranoid" as a noun (1 Word)

paranoiac

A person showing unjustified suspicion and mistrust of other people. A bunch of paranoiacs and conspiracy theorists.

Usage Examples of "Paranoid" as a noun

• Further accusations would sound like the ramblings of a paranoid.

Paranoid as an Adjective

Definitions of "Paranoid" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “paranoid” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Suffering from paranoia.
• Unreasonably or obsessively anxious, suspicious, or mistrustful.
• Characterized by or suffering from the mental condition of paranoia.

Synonyms of "Paranoid" as an adjective (7 Words)

distrustful	Having or showing distrust. I have grown up to be distrustful of men.
fearful	Extremely distressing. Fearful slum conditions.
insecure	Lacking in security or safety. The hinge is insecure.
irrationally anxious	Real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers.
mistrustful	Lacking in trust; suspicious. He wondered if he had been unduly mistrustful of her.
paranoiac	Showing unjustified suspicion and mistrust of other people. Psychotic and paranoiac tendencies.
suspicious	Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something. Suspicious behavior.

Usage Examples of "Paranoid" as an adjective

• Paranoid schizophrenia.
• You think I'm paranoid but I tell you there is something going on.

Associations of "Paranoid" (30 Words)

amnesia	Partial or total loss of memory. They were suffering from amnesia.
bipolar	Of a person suffering from bipolar disorder. Bipolar species.
delusion	An idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder. What a capacity television has for delusion.
dementia	Mental deterioration of organic or functional origin.
dystopia	An imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
epilepsy	A neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
excitement	Something that arouses a feeling of excitement. His face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled.
forgetfulness	Tendency to forget. She teased him for his forgetfulness.
frenetic	Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion. Frenetic screams followed the accident.
frenzy	A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour. Doreen worked herself into a frenzy of rage.
hallucinate	Perceive what is not there; have illusions. Ben began hallucinating and having fits.
hallucination	An object perceived during a hallucinatory episode. He refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination.
hallucinatory	Inducing hallucinations. A hallucinatory drug.
hyperactivity	The condition of being abnormally or extremely active. Hyperactivity of the thyroid gland.
hysteria	Exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement. The anti Semitic hysteria of the 1890s.
imagination	The ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful. A girl who existed only in my imagination.
insane	In a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behaviour, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill. Insane laughter.
kleptomania	A recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard for need or profit.
mania	A mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently. He had a mania for automobiles.
manic	(in psychiatry) relating to or affected by mania. The manic interludes in depression.
megalomania	Obsession with the exercise of power.
migraine	A severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men. I m getting a migraine.
neurosis	A mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction. Freud s two stage account of neurosis.
oblivion	The state of being disregarded or forgotten. They drank themselves into oblivion.
paranoia	Unjustified suspicion and mistrust of other people. Mild paranoia afflicts all prime ministers.
psychiatrist	A medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.
psychosis	A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality. They were suffering from a psychosis.
pyromania	An uncontrollable desire to set fire to things.
pyromaniac	A person suffering from pyromania. A ten year old pyromaniac.
schizophrenia	Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact. Gibraltar s schizophrenia continues to be fed by colonial pride.