Synonyms of misanthropes

misanthropes

noun

plural of misanthrope

as in cynics

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cynics
• critics
• naysayers
• pessimists
• misogynists
• skeptics
• negativists
• detractors
• doubters
• scoffers
• misandrists
• defeatists
• malcontents
• quitters
• deriders
• belittlers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• optimists
• positivists
• idealists
• sentimentalists
• Pollyannas

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misanthropes

The story follows a rag-tag group of misanthropes who attempt to rob jewels from the Vatican. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026

Clavicular is the poster child—though by no means the most extreme representative—of the looksmaxxing movement, the latest permutation of an ideology developed by too online misogynist misanthropes in the twenty-tens. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026