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cynic
[ sin-ik ]
noun
- a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view.
Synonyms: , ,
- (initial capital letter) one of a sect of Greek philosophers, 4th century b.c., who advocated the doctrines that virtue is the only good, that the essence of virtue is self-control, and that surrender to any external influence is beneath human dignity.
- a person who shows or expresses a bitterly or sneeringly cynical attitude.
Synonyms: , ,
adjective
- (initial capital letter) Also Cynical. of or relating to the Cynics or their doctrines.
- Medicine/Medical Now Rare. resembling the actions of a snarling dog.
Cynic
1/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
- a member of a sect founded by Antisthenes that scorned worldly things and held that self-control was the key to the only good
cynic
2/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
- a person who believes the worst about people or the outcome of events
adjective
- a less common word for cynical
- astronomy of or relating to Sirius, the Dog Star
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Example Sentences
Trump has said he does not intend to scale back Social Security benefits, but the Leisure World cynics don’t believe him.
“He called every horse a couple of times. The press box, full of the usual cynics, started saying ‘Who is this guy?’
Is this secret slayer a cynic who hates the love that Valentine’s Day stands for, or a purist who hates the commericalized extravagance it’s become?
Upraising Gladden’s goodness as a guiding force made the comedy funnier and naturally sweetened the show in a way that even won over cynics.
I agree with the cynic's take that this is all so they get more work out of people.
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