cynicism

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Recent Examples on the Web The consequences of cynicism Stanford University psychology professor and director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab, Dr. Jamil Zaki, who is the author of Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness, describes cynicism as a theory about people and humanity. Jess Cording, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 Fueled by disinformation and sheer cynicism, Trump’s belief that the 2020 election was stolen simply has no basis in fact. Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024 This cynicism poses a serious risk to future disaster responses, as fewer people may step forward to help when it’s needed most. Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 Dan knows the game and plays it with a genial cynicism. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cynicism 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cynicism
Noun
  • There’s desperation in the air, as Dodgers fans blare car horns in futile attempts to get traffic moving.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
  • However, credit repair companies, looking to generate income by preying on consumers' desperation to hide bad credit, first mentioned it as a solution online in 2007.
    Frank McKenna, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • As the titular rogue planet barrels toward Earth, two sisters (Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg) face the emotional wreckage of the world's end: one slipping into paralyzing despair, the other consumed by nervous restlessness.
    Keith Staskiewicz, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • While Moore nails the despair, self-loathing and insecurity of a woman in a world that values appearances above all else, Qualley is just as fearless as the woman who benefits from it.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • There’s a lot of longing, there’s a lot of sorrow in the book.
    James Factora, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
  • While drinking his sorrows in a bar, Ish is joined by two fellow survivors, a woman and a man.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • And the evening wasn’t all doom and gloom for the Wilson family.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
  • After two years of doom and gloom, digital health deals are showing signs of life, with venture capital firms making more focused bets and interest rate cuts rekindling some of the COVID-era optimism around the sector.
    Tina Reed, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Reflecting pessimism about the company’s prospects, Citi recently downgraded the stock to neutral.
    Joelle Diderich, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
  • There was already pessimism about whether Robinson would win his race against Democratic nominee Josh Stein, who is leading 49.2% to Robinson’s 39.8%, according to RealClearPolitics’s polling average.
    Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • At 78, Ferry reigns as the elder statesman of rock-star romantics, the king of elegant melancholy.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
  • But the production, directed by Jessica Stone, doesn’t shy away from the delicate melancholy of the story.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024

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“Cynicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cynicism. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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