as in cynic
a person who distrusts other people and believes that everything is done for selfish reasons
a former misanthrope who now professes a newly discovered love of mankind
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Recent Examples of misanthrope
Still, this misanthrope takes somewhat of a liking to Fiona (Florence Ordesh), the woman who shows him to his room and tends the hotel bar.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
The story follows a rag-tag group of misanthropes who attempt to rob jewels from the Vatican.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
Clavicular is the poster child—though by no means the most extreme representative—of the looksmaxxing movement, the latest permutation of an ideology developed by too online misogynist misanthropes in the twenty-tens.
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Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
Tatiana, a country girl, falls for our titular misanthrope and makes the foolish decision to write him a letter, only to be coldly rejected.
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Rachel Howard,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for misanthrope
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
The story follows a rag-tag group of misanthropes who attempt to rob jewels from the Vatican.
—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
Clavicular is the poster child—though by no means the most extreme representative—of the looksmaxxing movement, the latest permutation of an ideology developed by too online misogynist misanthropes in the twenty-tens.
—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
Tatiana, a country girl, falls for our titular misanthrope and makes the foolish decision to write him a letter, only to be coldly rejected.
—
Rachel Howard,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for misanthrope
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misanthrope
cynic
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The native New Yorker has won over cynics before, his peers tell Fortune.
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Not everyone is happy about this apparently, as large portions of cynics and haters on social media are apparently ready to say auf wiedersehen to Freddy.
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“Misanthrope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misanthrope. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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