uncynical

adjective

un·​cyn·​i·​cal ˌən-ˈsi-ni-kəl 

: not having or showing the mistrustfulness and negativity of a cynic : not cynical

… an uncynical sense of duty and moral purpose.

—Doris Kearns Goodwin

a refreshingly uncynical writer/film/attitude

uncynically

ˌən-ˈsi-ni-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of uncynical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What hit viewers, then and now, with the strength of an unmerciful iceberg is how entirely uncynical this movie is. — Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2022

The crowd’s roar betrayed its uncynical thirst for more hockey despite the impending loss. — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uncynical

• nonclinical
• preclinical
• rabbinical
• subclinical
• binnacle
• clinical
• cynical
• pinnacle