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ˈsɪn ɪkcyn·ic

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. cynic, faultfindernoun

    someone who is critical of the motives of others

    Synonyms:
    cynic, faultfinder

  2. Cynicnoun

    a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control

    Synonyms:
    faultfinder

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. cynicnoun

    Synonyms:
    follower of diogenes

  2. cynicnoun

    Synonyms:
    misanthrope, man-hater

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "cynic":

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  1. Eric Hoffer:

    The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.

  2. Sydney J. Harris:

    A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.

  3. Craig Erlam:

    I’m a bit of a cynic when it comes to bitcoin projections, i think it’s just a selection of people clutching at straws, trying to justify any reasons to be bullish.

  4. H.L. Mencken:

    A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.

  5. Oscar Wilde:

    What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.


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