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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Also, given three of Ireland's six T20s during the home summer of 2025 were lost to the rain, cynics will likely point to weather in western Europe come September as a potential stumbling block too.

From BBC

A cynic might argue that celebrities don’t want film and moviegoing as we know them to die because they don’t want to lose their source of income, and maybe that’s true for some.

From Salon

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

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

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