23 Synonyms & Antonyms For CYNIC

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Definitions cynic [sin-ik] / ˈsɪn ɪk / NOUN nonbeliever Synonyms STRONGEST detractor doubter pessimist skeptic STRONG carper caviler disbeliever egoist egotist flouter misanthrope misanthropist misogamist misogynist mocker questioner satirist scoffer sneerer unbeliever WEAK doubting Thomas Antonyms STRONGEST believer WEAK optimist

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Not sure where I fell on the spectrum between “cynic” and “believer” myself, I found myself anxious as L’Belle-Tividad sat me down for a reading.

From Los Angeles Times

The same Household Finance that had pushed Steve Eisman over the narrow border between Wall Street skeptic and Wall Street cynic.

From Literature

But the green cynic changes his tune once he's wowed by some of the low price products on offer.

From BBC

They say it’s better to be lucky than to be smart, and cynics may now wonder which word is a better fit for Bisignano.

From MarketWatch

A cynic convinced of the world’s brokenness, he realizes that revolutions need hope too.

From Los Angeles Times

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doubter heretic iconoclast ironical misanthrope more ironical most ironical naysayers naysayer nihilist pessimist pragmatist skeptic unbeliever

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