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Recent Examples of sociopathic
He was physically and mentally brutalized by a sociopathic father.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
But then the more sociopathic side of the spectrum might be Kelly-Anne.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
The real Paik Sa-eon was born into the Paik family with sociopathic tendencies.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
But what the show ends up doing is withholding empathy for its protagonist, who looks increasingly sociopathic with each death that washes over her.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for sociopathic
Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
But then the more sociopathic side of the spectrum might be Kelly-Anne.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
The real Paik Sa-eon was born into the Paik family with sociopathic tendencies.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
But what the show ends up doing is withholding empathy for its protagonist, who looks increasingly sociopathic with each death that washes over her.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sociopathic
Adjective
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That said, it was recently announced that Rick Hoffman will also reprise his Suits role as the neurotic Louis Litt.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
9 Mar. 2025
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Posey, meanwhile, played the role of a young urban professional who, along with her equally neurotic husband, owns a Weimaraner.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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That’s certainly what the Holland trailer feels like, putting Nicole Kidman at the center of a paranoid satire about a seemingly picture-perfect Michigan homemaker whose husband (Matthew Macfadyen) is up to … something.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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Or is Julia, as the men in her life keep telling her, just being paranoid?—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Also, things like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or social anxiety can make a person do things like this.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Baldwin is shown cleaning the interior of a garbage can; Hilaria and one of his children gently rib him and describe him as obsessive-compulsive.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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One of the body’s own cells becomes damaged or corrupted and then multiplies to create copies of its aberrant self.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2025
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This not only paints a wider picture of his life and interests outside his Milan office, but frames his medical specialties as part of this natural world — his focus is the nature of human bodies, desires and impulses — rather than as something aberrant, as in the minds of detractors.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.—
Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History,
TIME,
10 June 2024
Adjective
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Best says the murky water can be full of tannins and algae and, once he’s started reaching for balls on the bottom, the disturbed silt reduces visibility dramatically.—
Don Riddell,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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The news of a man sought by police for shooting and killing two people and abducting a child left them disturbed and frightened.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Islanders filled up Nassau Coliseum one more time in the spring of 2021, when another delirious run to the semis provided the backdrop and the soundtrack as life seemed to return to normal.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Oliver was adorably giggly on his 20th Colbert appearance, the pair seemingly delirious from having to cover one of the worst moments in American history.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Sociopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sociopathic. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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