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cynical
cynical
adjective
Definition of CYNICAL
having or showing a deep distrust of human beings and their motives <so cynical that he can't understand why anyone would volunteer to help out at a homeless shelter>
Synonyms misanthropic, pessimistic
Related Words distrustful, mistrustful, negativist, negativistic, skeptical, suspicious; derisive, mocking, sardonic, scornful; defeatist, fatalistic, negative; ironic (also ironical), sarcastic; jaded, sophisticated, worldly-wise; hard-bitten, hard-boiled, hardcase, hard-edged, unsentimental
Near Antonyms trustful, trusting, unsuspicious; cheerful, optimistic, positive, positivist, positivistic, rose-colored; ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), unsophisticated; idealistic, impractical, romantic; maudlin, mushy, saccharine, sappy, sentimental
Antonyms uncynical
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