Cynical

Adjective

 * 1) of or related to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
 * 2) skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
 * 3) bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.
 * 4) showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.
 * 5)  like the actions of a snarling dog.

Adverbs for Cynical
bitterly; harshly; gloomily; contemptuously; derisively; scornfully; sneeringly; disdainfully; morosely; witheringly; superciliously; pitifully; censoriously; abusively; scandalously; outrageously; dryly; cuttingly; disparagingly; insufferably; pompously; arrogantly; bumptiously.

Synonyms for Cynical
sneering, contemptuous, pessimistic, distrustful, petulant, testy, satirical, doubtful.

Antonyms for Cynical
hopeful, believing, calm, pleasant, good-natured.

Thesaurus
Cassandra-like, Cassandran, Cassandrian, Rabelaisian, Timonistic, antisocial, captious, carping, caustic, caviling, critical, defeatist, dismal, downbeat, dry, faultfinding, gloomy, hairsplitting, hypercritical, ironic, man-hating, misogynous, nagging, negative, negativistic, niggling, nihilistic, overcritical, pessimist, pessimistic, pettifogging, quibbling, sarcastic, sardonic, satiric, sexist, trichoschistic, ultracritical, uncheerful, unsociable, woman-hating

Etymology
Originated 1580–90 from cynic+-al.

Pronunciation




Translations

 * Bulgarian: циничен
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 * Mandarin: 玩世不恭
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 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 皮肉
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: kynisk
 * Nynorsk: kynisk
 * Russian: циничный
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,
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