Antonyms for cynic
ˈsɪn ɪkcyn·ic

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1. cynic, faultfindernoun

   someone who is critical of the motives of others

   Synonyms:
   faultfinder

2. Cynicnoun

   a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control

   Synonyms:
   faultfinder

How to use cynic in a sentence?

1. Marvin D. Levy:

   The day a person becomes a cynic is the day he loses his youth.

2. Henry Ward Beecher:

   The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad one. He is a human owl, vigilant in darkness, and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game.

3. Oscar Wilde:

   What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

4. Sydney J. Harris:

   A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.

5. H.L. Mencken:

   A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.

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