Synonyms of paranoid

paranoid

adjective

variants also paranoidal

as in worried

having extreme or unreasonable fear or suspicion

He was paranoid about break-ins and insisted on checking the locks himself every night.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worried
• cautious
• careful
• skeptical
• nervous
• anxious
• wary
• suspicious
• distrustful
• mistrustful
• negativistic
• doubting
• questioning
• curious
• disbelieving
• incredulous
• unbelieving
• show-me
• cynical
• uneasy
• critical
• leery
• suspecting
• watchful
• quizzical
• puzzled
• tense
• edgy
• guarded
• unsure
• leary
• experienced
• inquisitive
• hesitant
• gun-shy
• worldly
• nosey
• nosy
• uncertain
• unconvinced
• sophisticated
• knowing
• worldly-wise
• snoopy
• undetermined
• undecided
• inquiring
• unsettled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sure
• certain
• positive
• confident
• careless
• unsuspecting
• heedless
• unsuspicious
• unwary

Examples of paranoid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This isn’t about being paranoid, but rather about being smart and using your intuition to guide you. —Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024

Trial testimony indicated that Miller was paranoid and believed his co-workers had been gossiping about him. —CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024

The War on Terror reinforced a paranoid style on the left that has stunted progressive politics, a Chomskyite turn that sees even the democratic socialism of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as too incremental. —Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024

The first season of the Netflix show was released in August 2024 and features Jeff Goldblum as a paranoid and spiteful Zeus who is fearful that a prophecy about his downfall is coming to fruition. —Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024