Synonyms of cynically

cynically

adverb

as in critically

Related Words

• critically
• negatively
• disparagingly
• unfavorably
• disapprovingly
• reproachfully
• warily
• guardedly
• reprovingly
• anxiously
• deprecatingly
• uncomfortably
• uneasily
• apprehensively
• captiously
• hesitantly
• incredulously
• dubiously
• quizzically
• charily
• hesitatingly
• skeptically
• suspiciously
• reproachingly
• doubtfully
• questioningly
• unbelievingly
• askance
• distrustfully
• doubtingly
• sideways
• mistrustfully

Dissimilar Words

• positively
• favorably
• trustingly
• approvingly
• confidently
• trustfully
• uncritically
• unquestioningly
• sanguinely
• credulously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cynically

Some fans viewed the collaboration cynically, criticizing it as a way for Beyoncé to capitalize on Selena’s legacy, or to court more Latino fans. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

That’s either an amazing coincidence of errors or the studies were cynically designed to contrive flaws in RCV. — Paul Haughey, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Albums of new material followed, showing that Askew’s briny voice and cynically whimsical songcraft had only deepened with age. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 31 July 2026

As the name suggests, these politicians use populist rhetoric cynically as a vehicle for gaining power. — Literary Hub, 28 July 2026

That argument is sometimes made cynically, by people who’d rather no money were given to anyone for any reason at all. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

There will be those who willfully or cynically refuse to see it that simply. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Islam’s schism isn’t the primary driver of the region’s conflicts, but it is deployed across the Middle East and beyond — cynically — in pursuit of state and political ambitions. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 15 June 2026

Levine said the deposition was cynically used by opposing lawyers, who snipped a small portion of a long deposition to paint a disingenuous narrative. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026

Video

The History of 'Cynic'

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