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Entry Word:: cynic
Function:: noun

Text: a person who distrusts other people and believes that everything is done for selfish reasons<a cynic who believes that nobody does a good deed without expecting something in return>Synonymsmisanthrope, pessimistRelated Wordsmisogynist; doubter, skeptic; belittler, derider, detractor, scoffer; malcontent; defeatist, quitterNear Antonymsoptimist; idealist; sentimentalist

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