Cynicism Synonyms

sĭnĭ-sĭzəm
The quality of being bitter to the mind
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. pessimism
  2. sarcasm
  3. acrimony
  4. misanthropy
  5. derision
  6. irony
  7. distrust
  8. sardonicism
  9. antisociality
  10. satire
  11. misanthropism
  12. retreatism

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Cynicism Sentence Examples

  • His influence was weakened, however, by his cynicism and by his ultra-aristocratic views.

  • Cynicism, often followed by religion in a poet's later life, is common.

  • I detected a note of cynicism in the author's writing.

  • Her cynicism has influenced me more than I thought; I am now skeptical of almost everything.

  • Disregarding all the accidental excrescences of the doctrine, Cynicism must be regarded as a most valuable development and as a real asset in the sum of ethical speculation.

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