as in cynic
a person who distrusts other people and believes that everything is done for selfish reasons
a former misanthrope who now professes a newly discovered love of mankind
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Recent Examples of misanthrope
The moment in the special is about transformation: how even an icy misanthrope can thaw with a bit of generosity and effort.
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Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
In the face of international law enforcement pressure, dozens of prosecutions, and worldwide disrepute, the network of young sadists, misanthropes, child predators, and extortionists known as Com and 764 has not shrunk away into obscurity.
—Ali Winston, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2025
Among the roster of holidaymakers is Rick, a greasy misanthrope played by Walton Goggins, and his significantly younger girlfriend, Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), a fun, flirty babe whose perpetual good mood is at complete odds with her partner.
—Olivia Petter, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Edward is a misanthrope and a scold (The Imitation Game).
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
In the face of international law enforcement pressure, dozens of prosecutions, and worldwide disrepute, the network of young sadists, misanthropes, child predators, and extortionists known as Com and 764 has not shrunk away into obscurity.
—Ali Winston, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2025
Among the roster of holidaymakers is Rick, a greasy misanthrope played by Walton Goggins, and his significantly younger girlfriend, Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), a fun, flirty babe whose perpetual good mood is at complete odds with her partner.
—Olivia Petter, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Edward is a misanthrope and a scold (The Imitation Game).
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misanthrope
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misanthrope
cynic
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The belief by cynics is that Netflix wants to be a streaming service.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
26 Dec. 2025
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In the years after 1991, Russians were trained cynics, having lived through Soviet decline and collapse; forcing belief would be a difficult endeavor, with an unclear upside.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Misanthrope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misanthrope. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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