NEUROTICISMS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

neuroticisms

noun

plural of neuroticism

as in abnormalities

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conformities

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Noun

However, the drug also carries other risks, among them excessive salivation, gastrointestinal disorders, metabolic abnormalities, myocarditis (inflammation of heart muscle tissue), and seizures.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
But appropriate counseling depends on the precise diagnosis, gestational age, associated abnormalities, prognosis and maternal circumstances.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of abnormalities

Noun

Victims of gun violence, police violence, robberies, and addictions walk the streets outside, repeating their last movements, behaviors, and desires.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
Kasirye and her team led Sacramento County through measles outbreaks, spikes in opioid addictions and the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of addictions

Noun

Heinrich is among the correspondents at Fox News — which this week will mark 30 years on the air — whose reporting doesn’t adhere to the leanings of its opinion hosts and commentators.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Supporters of the plan, led by the Swiss People's Party, which includes members with pro-Russia leanings, argued that the government had gravitated too close to the European Union and NATO, particularly over Russia's war in Ukraine.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of leanings

Noun

Narrowing the spread also weakens the incentive to steer patients toward costlier drugs and to acquire physician practices and infusion clinics — the very behaviors that have made care more expensive.

— Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
The spa Desa Spa offers a variety of massages, alternative treatments, healing practices, and more.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of practices

Noun

Fully agentic shopping remains a longer-term prospect, and each company has characteristics that could help insulate its business as the technology develops.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
But these trace elements can have an outsize effect on overall stellar characteristics.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of characteristics

Noun

Meanwhile, Nvidia has recently hired a head of wellbeing for EMEA, to adapt perks for local customs.

— Tamlin Magee, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Trade under its new terms is progressing, but governments still have a long way to go to implement it fully, including by harmonizing trade rules, tariffs, and customs procedures.

— Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of customs

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