cynic
Collocations
4ADJ.
old, sothic, sothic, unbelievable
VERB + CYNIC
became, scratch, wasn't
CYNIC + NOUN
blackguard, man, people, tom, year, you'll
ADV.
such
Definitions
noun
A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.
Well, that's one in the eye for the nay-sayers, the doubters, the cynics and assorted tosspots what make up the media and that.
"Accept your limitations," I'd warn her. "A lot of these kids are damaged beyond repair." And you know what her response was? That I was cynical. Which hit a nerve, I had to admit. I wasn't a cynic; I was a banged-up realist. You live to middle age, you begin to reckon with life's limits, you know? You lace up your sneakers and run it out.
A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.
adj
cynical (in all senses)
Relating to the Dog Star.
the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle
noun
A member of a sect of Ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — someone who is critical of the motives of others
- faultfinder
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Well, that's one in the eye for the nay-sayers, the doubters, the cynics and assorted tosspots what make up the media and that.
Wiktionary"Accept your limitations," I'd warn her. "A lot of these kids are damaged beyond repair." And you know what her response was? That I was cynical. Which hit a nerve, I had to admit. I wasn't a cynic; I
WiktionaryThe cynic surfaced, reminding him that she'd been accused of trying to spring the baby trap on Brad Comfort.
Wiktionarythe cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle
WiktionaryWhat is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.
Tatoeba · #67380A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.
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