cynic

cynic

noun

Definition of CYNIC

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, naysayer, pessimist

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

Near Antonyms optimist, Pollyanna, positivist; idealist, sentimentalist