misanthropic

Synonyms

cynical, pessimistic;

Antonyms

uncynical;

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;

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;