Sociopathic is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Sociopathic in a sentence
Sociopathic meaning
- Having the characteristics of a sociopath.
- Unconcerned about the adverse consequences of one's actions on others.
Synonyms of Sociopathic
Using Sociopathic
- The main meaning on this page is: Having the characteristics of a sociopath. | Unconcerned about the adverse consequences of one's actions on others.
- Useful related words include: personality disorder.
- In the example corpus, sociopathic often appears in combinations such as: sociopathic tendencies, and sociopathic, her sociopathic.
Context around Sociopathic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sociopathic
- In this selection, "sociopathic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, individual, entertainingly, totalitarian, narcissist, manipulative and behavior stand out and add context to how "sociopathic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a capable sociopathic liar for and amplifies her sociopathic tendencies. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sociopathic" sits close to words such as abbeys, abdur and absconded, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sociopathic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Irsay is not a malevolent liar or sociopathic opportunist. (9 words)
In true narcissistic and sociopathic fashion, Trump has declared war on American democracy itself. (14 words)
He's sociopathic, and it always seems like he is going to snap at any moment. (16 words)
In the book, the protagonist, upon learning her sociopathic father had escaped prison, sent her husband and kid to stay with his parents and proceeded to hunt the man, knowing only one of them was walking away from it when she found him. (43 words)
Homelander shows no such emotions, and in the thick of the action, his reaction is one of an idle curiosity that perfectly reflects his sociopathic self-image that sees him above the rest of humanity. (35 words)
The unusual pairing of Maggie with Negan seems contentious given that the totalitarian, sociopathic leader of the Saviors brutally killed Maggie's husband Glenn in a jaw-dropping moment of the show. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
As it turns out, he's a sociopathic, manipulative monster who planned every bit of the Catton family's downfall far in advance.
Beyond Trump’s individual sociopathic behavior, a far-right agenda is being created that will provide a certain ideological clarity to his bumbling authoritarianism.
However, he hasn't really tapped into his full potential in recent years, so it would be great to see Tarantino hand him a meaty, entertainingly sociopathic role.
She previously called the ex-president a “consummate liar” and an “insane and sociopathic narcissist” at a 2016 fundraising event in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
The frankness was necessary because what followed was an astonishing account of the deaths of two elderly neighbours, Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin, at the hands of a sociopathic conman.
The unusual pairing of Maggie with Negan seems contentious given that the totalitarian, sociopathic leader of the Saviors brutally killed Maggie's husband Glenn in a jaw-dropping moment of the show.
Depending on your political preferences you might perceive Vance either as a capable, sociopathic liar (for Democrats) or a ready-to-be President Republican for a post-Trump era (for Republicans).
He's sociopathic, and it always seems like he is going to snap at any moment.
In the book, the protagonist, upon learning her sociopathic father had escaped prison, sent her husband and kid to stay with his parents and proceeded to hunt the man, knowing only one of them was walking away from it when she found him.
Jane and John’s career path ramps their relationship problems up to 100. Jane, who is portrayed as somewhat sociopathic, is controlling during their missions.
Kelly-Anne’s hollow and isolated life —she speaks only to her agent and a virtual assistant— further amplifies her sociopathic tendencies.
The character of Oliver, played by Tom Ellis is difficult, sociopathic, and hard to empathize with due to his actions.
The sociopathic Englishman Thomas Thistlewood documented his horrific treatment of the people he owned, in a diary he kept for nearly four decades.
Combining physical ugliness, rudeness and cheerfulness with a "cool purple hat," Grayson designed a character with maximum sociopathic potential then set out to annoy his neighbors.
Her exploits include saving a rainforest from a warmongering burger franchise, battling extraterrestrials, sociopathic AI, and the crazed Surgeon General.
Homelander shows no such emotions, and in the thick of the action, his reaction is one of an idle curiosity that perfectly reflects his sociopathic self-image that sees him above the rest of humanity.
In true narcissistic and sociopathic fashion, Trump has declared war on American democracy itself.
Irsay is not a malevolent liar or sociopathic opportunist.
On the contrary, he's such a sociopathic narcissist that he probably gets off on the way Republicans keep swallowing his abuse and asking for more.
The tweet facetiously plays on social distancing measures and Badgley's sociopathic character by telling fans to stay away from Joe Goldberg at all times.
Common combinations with sociopathic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sociopathic tendencies 4×
- and sociopathic 3×
- her sociopathic 3×
- as sociopathic 3×
- he's sociopathic 2×
- sociopathic narcissist 2×
- sociopathic and 2×
- the sociopathic 2×