contemptuous, derisive, ironic, misanthropic, misanthropical, mocking, pessimistic, sarcastic, sardonic, scoffing, scornful, skeptical, sneering, suspicious, unbelieving, wry
sceptic, doubter, pessimist, misanthrope, scoffer
The meaning of distrustful is disbelieving. Some synonyms for the word are doubtful, cautious, cynical, skeptical, suspicious, uneasy, uptight, and wary.
Misanthropic describes a hatred or contempt for humankind. Demons or orcs could be described as being misanthropic in nature. Cynical or pessimistic are synonyms.
Cynical is an adjective.
Cynical can only be an adjective.
Cynical Skin was created on 2012-01-08.
The noun form for the adjective cynical is cynicalness. Another noun form is cynicism.
I told him that my dog could find a fox, but he was too cynical to believe me.Many people become cynical after a life filled with disappointment.The cynical editor refused to publish my stories about everyday heroes."Do not feign affection nor be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass." (Desiderata)
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Yes, the adjective cynical means lacking faith or belief, one synonym being jaded.
I am very cynical when I hear politicians making promises.The announcement of lower taxes was greeted with cynical skepticism.A cynical man is the one least likely to be disappointed.We were surprised by the cynical comments from the normally diplomatic official.--Her boyfriend's cheating left her very cynical about men.Even the most cynical critics were uplifted by Sandra Bullock's last film.St. Thomas was cynical about the resurrection until he touched Jesus's bloody wounds.A glowing smile from the tiny child melted my cynicalattitude in seconds.He was an avid baseball fan until the steroids scandal left him cynical about the entire game.Years of working with the poor may leave some feeling cynical, but for Mother Theresa, it only strengthened her faith.The misanthrope was always cynical in his responses to the general public.After a pep talk one day, and a lay off the next, the remaining staff was very cynical about the company's promises.My coworkers are so cynical, all they do is complain about the boss.The older I get, the more cynical I become.The misanthrope was always cynical in his responses to the general public.
I think you mean cynical - cynical = unwilling to believe that people have good, honest or sincere reasons for doing something Example sentence: Since her divorce Maura has becme very cynical about men.
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