paranoiac
- a word derived from paranoia.
- a variation of paranoid.
Example Sentences
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It’s also still Pynchon, in all his goofy paranoiac glory.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
Novelists have always been entranced with the seedier side of show business, from Michael Tolkin’s classic “The Player” to Theodore Roszak’s paranoiac “Flicker” to Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s devilish “Silver Nitrate.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024
And even though Frank is facing a gun-wielding paranoiac, he can’t help but reply, “Arby’s didn’t have free lunch; it was a restaurant.”
From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2023
Tony Thomas was a paranoiac, Dr Shepherd said, who thought the world and events were centred around him.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2023
“Would you stop being paranoiac, woman? They were here just last week; how can they come again this week? Need I remind you that we’re not the only people living in Alexandra?”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
