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Cynical

adjective
/ˈsɪnɪkəl/
Word Frequency: 2.7

Definitions

1.adjectiveOf or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
2.adjectiveSkeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
3.adjectiveBitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.
4.adjectiveShowing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.
5.adjectiveLike the actions of a snarling dog, especially in reference to facial nerve paralysis.

Synonyms

distrustfulmisanthropicalmisanthropiccyniccallousinsensitivedisillusionedironicsarcasticscepticalnastydiogenic

Rhymes With

pinnacleclinicalrabbinicalpreclinicalthin nickel
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