as in desperation
cynical beliefs; beliefs that people are generally selfish and dishonest
Nothing could change her cynicism about politics.
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Recent Examples of cynicism
Yet worse than credulity — or perhaps just its flip side — is cynicism.
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David Nurenberg, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Deficient implementation creates cynicism, which tends to decrease trust in leadership.
—Ryan Lahti, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The episode also concludes the series itself, which routinely bounced between toe-curling raunch and a fierce sentimentality that sometimes clashed with its trademark cynicism.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 May 2025
There’s a distinction between grappling with reality, however, and indulging unduly in cynicism.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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David Nurenberg, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Deficient implementation creates cynicism, which tends to decrease trust in leadership.
—Ryan Lahti, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The episode also concludes the series itself, which routinely bounced between toe-curling raunch and a fierce sentimentality that sometimes clashed with its trademark cynicism.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 May 2025
There’s a distinction between grappling with reality, however, and indulging unduly in cynicism.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cynicism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cynicism
Noun
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Critics argue the murders were calculated acts of greed, rather than acts of desperation by abuse victims.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Vegas, now in desperation mode, will have to resolve its disappearing offense and win the battle of urgency against Edmonton — something Jack Eichel said his team lacked on Monday.—
Sarah Jean Maher,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Emond’s script deftly contrives a third act that’s hopeful but still flecked with genuine despair.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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But the despair from another losing fall subsided months ago, and winter, at last, has melted away.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The wind of sorrows is so violent today and sweeps up the weakest — the hostages of October 7 and all the hostages — the prisoners, the drowned, who endure terror and die in a terrible feeling of abandonment and indifference.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Her words pierced through the haze of sorrow and became an enduring truth.—
Carissa Talmage,
People.com,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Rather than a sense of doom and gloom, Chelsea left Newcastle on Sunday with high hopes that their target for the Premier League season can be achieved.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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This era of uncertainty doesn’t have to create a sentiment of doom and gloom.—
Michael Della Penna,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
Noun
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There’s growing evidence that social media and the decline of in-person social connection have coincided with major increases in anxiety and depression, as well as political polarization and pessimism about the future.—
Kim Samuel,
Time,
14 May 2025
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Despite these reasons for optimism, Lee noted that traders continue to show high levels of pessimism.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
12 May 2025
Noun
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At the opposite end of the court, a thick layer of melancholy was present.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The far-reaching melancholy of musical theater has always been front and center in McAlpine’s work, which layers a lyricism of desire on top of string-heavy indie-pop arrangements.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2025
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“Cynicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cynicism. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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