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. Bruce Riedel:

   I am very cynical that Donald Trump is going to care about the human rights of a Saudi journalist, donald Trump is not going to take action.

3. President Barack Obama:

   What I'm asking for is hard. It's easier to be cynical; to accept that change isn't possible, and politics is hopeless, and to believe that our voices and actions don't matter.

4. Karim Sadjadpour:

   The Iranian government prevented journalists from marching in solidarity with the victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre yet it organized flag-burning protests against the French embassy, that hasn't ingratiated them to a French nuclear negotiating team that is deeply cynical about the nature of the Iranian regime.

5. James Gunn:

   I just think it seems awful cynical that he would keep coming out against Marvel and then that is the only thing that would get him press for his movie, he's creating his movie in the shadow of the Marvel films, and so he uses that to get attention for something he wasn't getting as much attention as he wanted for it.