Synonyms for cynical
ˈsɪn ɪ kəlcyn·i·cal

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1. cynical

   Synonyms:
   sarcastic, snarling, snappish, sneering, cross-grained, currish, carping

   Antonyms:
   genial, lenient, complaisant, urbane

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1. cynical, misanthropic, misanthropicaladjective

   believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

   Synonyms:
   misanthropical, misanthropic

   Antonyms:
   trustful, trusting

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1. cynicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   carping, censorious, satirical, sarcastic, captious, snarling, snappish, waspish, pettish, petulant, fretful, peevish, touchy, testy, crusty, churlish, crabbed, cross, morose, froward, surly, ill-tempered, ill-natured

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1. List of paraphrases for "cynical":

   cynic, sarcastic, callous

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1. Lily Tomlin:

   No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.

2. Ryan Murphy:

   I sort of felt for me… what I was interested in is we live in a really dark, cynical Trump era time right now, and for me I was looking for something that was a relief from that.

3. Jim Cohen:

   Believe me, there's already more than a fair amount of skepticism about whether this process was fair, notwithstanding Mr. McCulloch's cynical attempt to pretend that it was fair.

4. Rod Graves:

   The insensitive remarks made by Jon Gruden about DeMaurice Smith are indicative of the racism that exists on many levels of professional sports, furthermore, it reveals that the journey for African Americans and other minorities in sports is riddled with irrepressible mindsets at the highest level. It is our hope that the league and team ownership will address this matter with a remedy commensurate with these painful words. This is yet another inflection point in a society fraught with cynical social blinders, absent of respect for the intellectual capacity and leadership of minorities. When will it end?

5. Jeanette Mott Oxford:

   When you live in an urban area, there is money needed for public safety, public health, even just repairing potholes, i just became so cynical.