Synonyms for cynicism
ˈsɪn əˌsɪz əmcyn·i·cism

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1. cynicism

   Synonyms:
   free-thinking, indifference, latitudinarianism

   Antonyms:
   bigotry, credulity, fanaticism, intolerance, superstition

Princeton's WordNet

1. cynicismnoun

   a cynical feeling of distrust

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1. • Pessimism

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1. President Barack Obama:

   Alternatively, fear can lead us to succumb to despair or paralysis or cynicism, fear can feed our most selfish impulses and erode the bonds of community.

2. David T. Wolf:

   Idealism is what precedes experience cynicism is what follows.

3. Alessandra Biaggi:

   Her race put a massive crack in cynicism, in a way that people said,' Whoa, this is possible and it can happen here,' more volunteers came in, more shifts knocking doors, more small-dollar donations, and it has been one of the key pieces to our progress right now.

4. President Clinton:

   To be fair, there is a case to be made for the argument Mitch McConnell made that in the middle of a presidential season, you should give the voters a say, that's what he said when it was 10 months away, but when the shoe is on the other foot and Mitch McConnell wants a judge, we're fewer than 50 days away and that argument doesn't cut any mustard. So... it's going to further spread cynicism in our system and, you know, Mitch McConnell said Mitch McConnell wouldn't do it.

5. Ben Rhodes:

   I have been in the room with Vladimir Putin many times when I was working for President Obama. And whataboutism is always a characteristic of these summit meetings, that whataboutism is meant to engender cynicism, that nothing really matters, it's not worth even challenging this, that everybody's just as corrupt as everybody else.