cynicnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsɪn.ɪk/us/ˈsɪn.ɪk/disapprovinga person who believes that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere:
I'm too much of a cynic to believe that he'll keep his promise.
A cynic might say that the government has only taken this measure because it is concerned about its declining popularity.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suspecting & questioning
- call
- call into question idiom
- cynical
- dispute
- doubter
- I'd like to see... idiom
- if
- misgiving
- niggle
- query
- question
- reservation
- sceptical
- skeptic
- skeptical
- smell
- smell a rat idiom
- suspect
- suspiciously
- suss
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