Neurotic synonyms and antonyms

no͝o-rŏt'ĭk, nyo͝o-

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neurosis (related)
A psychological state characterized by excessive anxiety or insecurity without evidence of neurologic or other organic disease, sometimes accompanied by defensive or immature behaviors. This term is no longer used in psychiatric diagnosis.
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aberrant
Deviating from what is typical for a specified thing:
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mentally ill
Having a mental illness.
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obsessive
Relating to, characteristic of, or causing an obsession:
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sane (antonym)
Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; acting rationally; -- regarding the mind.
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masochistic (related)
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disoriented
Having lost one's direction; confused.
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disturbed
Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.
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unstable
Emotionally or psychologically unsettled
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erratic
Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent
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psychoneurotic
Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis.
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compulsive
(Psychology) Caused or conditioned by compulsion or obsession.
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upset
(Of a stomach or gastrointestinal tract, referred to as stomach) Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.
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sick
Unwholesome, morbid, or sadistic:
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paranoid
A person afflicted with paranoia
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sick person
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psychotic
A person affected by psychosis.
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neuropath
(Former) neurotic
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insane (related)
Insane is defined as very foolish or senseless behavior.
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troubled (related)
Emotionally or mentally disturbed
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uptight
Rigidly conventional, as in manners, opinions, and tastes:
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stable (antonym)
Not subject to sudden or extreme change or fluctuation:
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well-adjusted (antonym)
Alternative form of well-adjusted.
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adjusted (antonym)
Arranged or changed so as to match, conform, or function, especially in a specified way:
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balanced (antonym)
Containing elements in appropriate proportion.
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mental-case
(UK, slang) an insane person; a nutcase
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unneurotic (antonym)
affected with emotional disorder
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narcissistic (related)
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self-absorbed (related)
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self-obsessed (related)
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schizophrenic (related)
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sociopathic (related)
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morose (related)
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psychopathic (related)
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derange (related)
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delusional (related)
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hypochondriac (related)
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anxious
The definition of anxious is someone who is apprehensive or concerned in anticipation of an event.
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