Antonyms for neurotic
nʊˈrɒt ɪk, nyʊ-neu·rot·ic

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1. neurotic, psychoneurotic, mental caseadjective

   a person suffering from neurosis

   Antonyms:
   together, unneurotic

   Synonyms:
   mental case, psychoneurotic

2. neuroticadjective

   characteristic of or affected by neurosis

   "neurotic disorder"; "neurotic symptoms"

   Antonyms:
   unneurotic, together

   Synonyms:
   psychoneurotic

3. neurotic, psychoneuroticadjective

   affected with emotional disorder

   Antonyms:
   unneurotic, together

   Synonyms:
   psychoneurotic

How to use neurotic in a sentence?

1. Robert Anson Heinlein:

   A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.

2. David Schmid:

   The reason these neurotic Mafiosi resonate with us is that we can all relate to being in a job that we don't want to do.

3. Chef Anthony Bourdain:

   I’ve tried. I just think I’m just too nervous, neurotic, driven, i would have had a different answer a few years ago. I might have deluded myself into thinking that I’d be happy in a hammock or gardening. But no, I’m quite sure I can’t.

4. Paul Hokemeyer:

   One of the gifts of aging in recovery is the ability to ignore the noise and distractions of life. In long-term sobriety, people are able to focus on the qualitative aspects of their lives, like relationships, meaningful work and peace of mind, and let go of the neurotic pursuit for quantitative fulfillment, such as power, property and prestige.

5. Georges Bataille:

   The anguish of the neurotic individual is the same as that of the saint. The neurotic, the saint are engaged in the same battle. Their blood flows from similar wounds. But the first one gasps and the other one gives.

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