Entry Word: cynic

Function: noun

Meaning: 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>

Synonyms misanthrope, pessimist

Related Words misogynist; doubter, skeptic; belittler, derider, detractor, scoffer; malcontent; defeatist, quitter

Near Antonyms optimist; idealist; sentimentalist