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. President Barack Obama:

   Fear can lead us to lash out against those who are different or lead us to try to get some sinister 'other' under control, alternatively, fear can lead us to succumb to despair or paralysis or cynicism.

2. David T. Wolf:

   Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows.

3. Leon Trotsky:

   Life is not an easy matter. You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness.

4. Pat Ryan:

   Remember this energy, we answered the darkness, the divisiveness, the cynicism with hope, with positivity. With people power. Remember that. We are going to take that into November. We are going to defeat threats to our democracy. To our safety. To our freedom.

5. David T. Wolf:

   Idealism is what precedes experience cynicism is what follows.