Synonyms of cynic

cynic

noun

as in misanthrope

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 & Similar Words

• misanthrope
• critic
• pessimist
• naysayer
• skeptic
• doubter
• misogynist
• scoffer
• detractor
• negativist
• defeatist
• misandrist
• malcontent
• quitter
• derider
• belittler

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• optimist
• idealist
• positivist
• Pollyanna
• sentimentalist

Video

The History of 'Cynic'

How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.