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cynical
[sin-i-kuhl]
adjective
distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; like or characteristic of a cynic.
Antonyms:showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one's actions, especially by actions that exploit the scruples of others.
bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic.
Antonyms:(initial capital letter)Ìýcynic.
cynical
/ ˈ²õɪ²Ôɪ°ìÉ™±ô /
adjective
distrustful or contemptuous of virtue, esp selflessness in others; believing the worst of others, esp that all acts are selfish
sarcastic; mocking
showing contempt for accepted standards of behaviour, esp of honesty or morality
the politician betrayed his promises in a cynical way
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- cynically adverb
- cynicalness noun
- anticynical adjective
- anticynically adverb
- quasi-cynical adjective
- quasi-cynically adverb
- semicynical adjective
- semicynically adverb
- supercynical adjective
- supercynically adverb
- supercynicalness noun
- uncynical adjective
- uncynically adverb
- ˈ³¦²â²Ô¾±³¦²¹±ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ˈ³¦²â²Ô¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â adverb
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Some believe it’s a cynical cash grab by the author’s heirs, some that it’s simply a troubling betrayal of privacy.
But while Newsom has no other choice to fight back, these past few days, he has risen to the occasion in a way that even the most cynical can't deny.
"This is another example of the cynical use by Hamas, using civilians as human shields, using civilian infrastructure, hospitals, again and again," he said.
Her tale of best friends — Mia, a romance novelist who is cynical about love and unable to write, and Gavin, who thinks he can help her get her mojo back — is a frisky delight.
It’s hard to be completely cynical about the world when you’re at Cannes and it’s sunny.
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