cynical in English dictionary

  • cynical

    Meanings and definitions of "cynical"

    • of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
    • skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
    • bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.
    • showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.
    • (medicine, rare) like the actions of a snarling dog.
    • adjective
      Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
    • adjective
      Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
    • adjective
      Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.
    • adjective
      Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.
    • adjective
      (medicine, rare)
      Like the actions of a snarling dog.
    • Marked by or displaying scornful or disdainful irony or mocking.
    • Inclined to believe the worst about people.
    • of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness
    • adjective
      believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

    Synonyms of "cynical" in English dictionary

    distrustful, misanthropic, misanthropical are the top synonyms of "cynical" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of cynical

    • cynical ( comparative more cynical, superlative most cynical)
    • cynical (comparative more cynical, superlative most cynical)
  • Cynical

    Meanings and definitions of "cynical"

    • Of or relating to the Cynics, 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.
    • Concerned only with one's own interests and disregarding accepted standards to achieve them: A cynical fool
    • adjective
      Of or relating to the Cynics, 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.
    • adjective
      Concerned only with one's own interests and disregarding accepted standards to achieve them: A cynical fool

    Grammar and declension of cynical

    • Cynical ( not comparable)
    • Cynical (not comparable)

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