Explore Schizoid through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like schizophrenic or psychosis. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Schizoid in a sentence
Schizoid meaning
- Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.
- Schizophrenic.
- Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable or unpredictable.
Synonyms of Schizoid
Using Schizoid
- The main meaning on this page is: Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity. | Schizophrenic. | Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable or unpredictable.
- Useful related words include: schizophrenic, psychosis, neurotic, psychoneurotic.
- In the example corpus, schizoid often appears in combinations such as: century schizoid, schizoid man.
Context around Schizoid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Schizoid
- In this selection, "schizoid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, century, display, man, network and tendencies stand out and add context to how "schizoid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 21st century schizoid man and 21st century schizoid man on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "schizoid" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with schizoid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Or he will be resigned and will display schizoid tendencies. (10 words)
King Crimson also initially displayed strong jazz influences, most obviously on its signature track " 21st Century Schizoid Man ". (18 words)
Although maladies like depression and anxiety have gained some hard-won sympathy from society, words like ‘schizoid’ and ‘bipolar’ still conjure images of the threatening and incomprehensible. (27 words)
Just don't tell anyone, especially the members of King Crimson." citation Punk band Bad Religion quotes the lyrics of "21st Century Schizoid Man" on their single " 21st Century (Digital Boy) ". (31 words)
Quaid later encounters Dr. Edgemar ( Roy Brocksmith ) and Lori, who claim Quaid has suffered a " schizoid embolism " and is trapped in a fantasy based on the implanted memories. (28 words)
Although maladies like depression and anxiety have gained some hard-won sympathy from society, words like ‘schizoid’ and ‘bipolar’ still conjure images of the threatening and incomprehensible. (27 words)
Example sentences (6)
Although maladies like depression and anxiety have gained some hard-won sympathy from society, words like ‘schizoid’ and ‘bipolar’ still conjure images of the threatening and incomprehensible.
As a result the CBS of the early sixties was a schizoid network, home to both the very best and worst of what television had to offer.
Just don't tell anyone, especially the members of King Crimson." citation Punk band Bad Religion quotes the lyrics of "21st Century Schizoid Man" on their single " 21st Century (Digital Boy) ".
King Crimson also initially displayed strong jazz influences, most obviously on its signature track " 21st Century Schizoid Man ".
Or he will be resigned and will display schizoid tendencies.
Quaid later encounters Dr. Edgemar ( Roy Brocksmith ) and Lori, who claim Quaid has suffered a " schizoid embolism " and is trapped in a fantasy based on the implanted memories.
Common combinations with schizoid
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: