as in anxiety
a feeling that one does not know the whole truth or that someone else is not being truthful
Each half of the unhappy couple was constantly wracked with paranoia that the other was cheating.
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Recent Examples of paranoia
Tyrer had the insidious condition caused by repetitive head trauma and known to cause aggression, mood swings, depression and paranoia.
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Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
To her credit, Shannon shakes off the incipient paranoia and goes hard into the giggles at anything and everyone at the table.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Sebald encourages a state of reading where epiphany and paranoia are twinned.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The auditory hallucinations, diagnosed in 2021 as schizophrenia, turned the big-hearted, caring side of his personality his family loved into a hypervigilant, protective paranoia that his parents, Elisabeth and Jeffrey, tried to de-escalate.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
To her credit, Shannon shakes off the incipient paranoia and goes hard into the giggles at anything and everyone at the table.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Sebald encourages a state of reading where epiphany and paranoia are twinned.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The auditory hallucinations, diagnosed in 2021 as schizophrenia, turned the big-hearted, caring side of his personality his family loved into a hypervigilant, protective paranoia that his parents, Elisabeth and Jeffrey, tried to de-escalate.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paranoia
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That driving tension and anxiety are largely thanks to the team of artisans, which included composer Volker Bertelmann, editor Kirk Baxter and sound designer Paul Ottosson, who worked closely behind the scenes on their respective crafts to bring it together.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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That sense of anxiety is present throughout the book, most vividly in a wide shot of a group of cheerleaders rehearsing in a gym.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Takaichi was expected to raise Japan’s security concerns about Beijing’s military build-up to Trump during his visit.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Fears of climate change are decreasing in the United States, China and many Western countries relative to other concerns, according to a new survey.—
Matthew Tostevin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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The father charged in suspicion of murder in his toddler's 2024 hot car death has taken a plea deal with Pima County prosecutors that includes a higher sentencing than in a previous plea offer.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The suspicions arose due to high betting activity on the under for prop bets related to Rozier’s points, rebounds, and assists.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Like most musical biopics these days, the audience has to enter into an agreement with the film, suspending disbelief.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Most of the other comments on the post express confusion and disbelief over the statue’s depiction of a postpartum body.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Paranoia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranoia. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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