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    cynical
    /ˈsɪnɪkl/

    adjective

    • 1. believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity: "he was brutally cynical and hardened to every sob story under the sun"
    • 2. concerned only with one's own interests and typically disregarding accepted standards in order to achieve them: "a cynical manipulation of public opinion"

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    Synonyms for CYNICAL: ironical, ironic, sarcastic, pessimistic, negative, misanthropic, skeptical, sardonic; Antonyms of CYNICAL: optimistic, positive, cheerful, naive, trustful, trusting, naïve, unsuspicious.

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    Synonyms and antonyms of cynical in English. cynical. adjective. These are words and phrases related to cynical. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of cynical. With that cynical outlook, he doesn't trust anyone. Synonyms. misanthropic. misogynic. skeptical. sneering. sardonic. scornful. scoffing.

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    A cynical person has a bleak outlook about others, always imagining that people are ruled by their worst instincts. H.L. Mencken was famous for saying cynical things like, "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public."

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    Synonyms for CYNIC: misanthrope, critic, pessimist, naysayer, skeptic, doubter, misogynist, scoffer; Antonyms of CYNIC: optimist, idealist, positivist, Pollyanna, sentimentalist