What is another word for neurotic?
396 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ njuːɹˈɒtɪk], [ njuːɹˈɒtɪk], [ n_j_uː_ɹ_ˈɒ_t_ɪ_k]
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Similar words for neurotic:
- different (adjective)
- excitable (adjective)
- fearful (adjective)
- hysterical (adjective)
- insane (adjective)
- lunatic (adjective)
- maladjusted (adjective)
- mentally maladjusted (adjective)
- nervous (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- overwrought (adjective)
- pert (adjective)
- phobic (adjective)
- shellshocked (adjective)
- temperamental (adjective)
- touched (adjective)
- abulic (noun)
- compulsive (noun)
- disoriented (noun)
- hypochondriac (noun)
- hypochondriacal (noun)
- hysteric (noun)
- hysterical (noun)
- insane person (noun)
- lunatic (noun)
- megalomaniacal (noun)
- megalomanic (noun)
- mental case (noun)
- mentally ill (noun)
- monomaniacal (noun)
- neurotic (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- thief (noun)
- valetudinarian (noun)
- other synonyms
- high-strung
- maverick
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Neurotic:
adj.
• different (adjective) • excitable (adjective)- reckless,
- excitable,
- over-zealous,
- overzealous,
- fidgety,
- Agitable,
- Alarmable,
- mercurial,
- volcanic,
- galvanic,
- hottempered,
- short fused,
- Hot-headed.
- irrepressible,
- in censed,
- more seething,
- more unnerved,
- un-nerved,
- most seething,
- un nerved,
- most unnerved,
- most maddened,
- in fit,
- un-restrained,
- most fuming,
- panic stricken,
- un controllable,
- most convulsive,
- panicstricken,
- un-controllable,
- more convulsive,
- more maddened,
- in-censed,
- unnerved,
- more fuming.
- babbling,
- berserk,
- feverish,
- frenzied,
- Crack-brained,
- mad,
- schizoid,
- maniacal,
- kooky,
- blithering,
- brain-sick,
- irrational,
- nutty,
- psychotic,
- insane,
- psycho,
- unbalanced,
- delirious,
- deranged,
- crazy,
- batty,
- demented.
- distraught,
- manic,
- deviant,
- disordered,
- choked,
- uptight,
- disoriented,
- abnormal,
- unhealthy,
- Clutched,
- nervous wreck,
- inhibited,
- wired,
- bundle of nerves,
- basket case,
- obsessive.
- more spooked,
- dis-tressed,
- up-set,
- more nervous,
- more flustered,
- taut,
- un strung,
- up-tight,
- most flustered,
- unstrung,
- un-strung,
- more unrestful,
- most unrestful,
- most spooked,
- dis tressed,
- up tight,
- un-restful,
- un restful,
- most ruffled,
- more ruffled.
- convulsive,
- touched,
- unrestful,
- nervous,
- maladjusted,
- overwrought,
- psychoneurotic,
- in a fit,
- carried away,
- up set,
- delusional,
- hung up,
- suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder,
- disturbed,
- suffering from war nerves.
- over-wrought,
- freaked-out,
- strung out,
- hot-and-bothered,
- wound-up,
- overstrung,
- strung-out,
- all shook up,
- keyed up,
- over-excited,
- in a state,
- fired-up,
- steamed up,
- hot under collar,
- worked-up,
- hyper,
- keyed-up.
- most disquieted,
- dis composed,
- more discomposed,
- dis quieted,
- dis-composed,
- have cold feet,
- more disquieted,
- most discomposed,
- dis-quieted.
n.
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•
- case,
- diabetic,
- depressive,
- bed-blocker,
- the critical list,
- asthmatic,
- amnesiac,
- consumptive,
- agoraphobe,
- anorexic.
- nymphomaniacal,
- pathological,
- psychosomatic,
- aboulic,
- obsessive-compulsive,
- obsessional,
- nymphomaniac.
Other synonyms:
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- paranoid,
- shellshocked.
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- troubled.
- lenitive,
- healing,
- diseased person,
- bonkers,
- barmy,
- disruption,
- loony,
- hostile personality,
- multiple personality,
- balsamic,
- disorder,
- schizo,
- mental,
- derangement,
- SCHIZ,
- psychopathic personality,
- fussy,
- spacy,
- nuts,
- medical,
- unhinged,
- paregoric,
- sanative,
- annoyance,
- Chirurgical,
- Salutiferous,
- fixated,
- fanatic,
- disturbance,
- screwed up,
- neurotically,
- palliative,
- Vulnerary,
- brain-damaged,
- narcotic,
- touchy,
- Dual Personality,
- jumpy,
- nervously,
- depressant,
- Sanatory,
- hysterics,
- anodyne,
- agitated,
- non compos mentis,
- paranoiac,
- loco,
- loopy,
- edgy,
- calmant,
- worrywart,
- discomposure,
- imaginary invalid,
- alcoholic,
- NEUROPATH,
- agitation,
- neurasthenic,
- immunizing,
- therapeutic,
- confusion,
- corroborant,
- Schizoid Personality,
- dislocation,
- perturbation,
- psychopathic,
- tranquilizing,
- commotion,
- potty,
- folie,
- crazed,
- messed-up,
- out of it,
- quirky,
- preventative,
- escapist,
- sedative,
- tonic,
- split personality,
- traumatic,
- disinfectant,
- patient,
- affray,
- soothing,
- rumpus,
- sick person,
- upheaval,
- screwy,
- catatonic,
- detersive,
- Febrifugal,
- off-the-wall,
- sociopath,
- of unsound mind,
- hysteria,
- Antisocial Personality,
- mental disturbance,
- demulcent,
- quietening,
- out to lunch,
- bughouse,
- salutary,
- fanatical,
- crackers,
- sufferer,
- moral insanity,
- Inadequate Personality,
- Paranoid Personality,
- calmative,
- alterative,
- hypnotic,
- neurotics,
- trouble,
- eccentric,
- neural,
- intense,
- mental disorder,
- detergent,
- tumult,
- infatuated,
- nervosa,
- jittery,
- kinky,
- Epulotic,
- temperamental,
- drug user,
- corrective,
- schizy,
- idiot,
- Abstersive,
- psychological disorder,
- hypochondriast,
- manic-depressive,
- remedial,
- dotty,
- alternating personality,
- high-strung,
- Depuratory,
- brain-injured,
- medicinal,
- din,
- cuckoo,
- emollient,
- off one's rocker,
- schizophrenic,
- not all there,
- daft,
- brawl,
- analeptic,
- restorative,
- prophylactic,
- bugs,
- turmoil.
How to use "Neurotic" in context?
When it comes to mental health, the term 'neurotic' has a variety of definitions. But overall, it refers to a person who experiences unusual and persistent mental or emotional reactions. It can be difficult to know what defines a 'neurotic' reaction, but overall, it's a TYPE of mental health condition that generally needs professional help.
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, a person can experience neurosis if their 'normal defenses against anxiety, worry, distress, or physical symptoms are impaired'.
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