Cynical

[cyn·i·cal]

If you think public officials are nothing but a bunch of greedy buffoons, you have a cynical attitude about politics.

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Adjective S.
believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

a.
Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish.

a.
Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle.

a.
Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics; having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or resembling, the doctrines of the cynics.

a.
Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or self-indulgence; as, a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions; as, cynical views of human nature.

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Usage Examples

But I'm trying not to be cynical - I don't want to be one of those people who has a cool opportunity and blows it. It's really amazing what's happening to me.

Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation.

I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.

Americans are cool if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat you on the arm and say, 'Hey kid, you're all right.' Brits will respond but they are much more cynical.

I'm not cynical about marriage or romance. I enjoyed being married. And although being single was fun for a while, there was always the risk of dating someone who'd owned a lunch box with my picture on it.

The worst thing that can happen in a democracy - as well as in an individual's life - is to become cynical about the future and lose hope.

I think the future also will not belong to those who are cynical or those who stand on the sidelines.

I think I'm too cynical for L.A. My sense of humor doesn't go down well here, which probably affects my love life. I need to have a laugh track following me around so people know I'm trying to be funny.

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Other Usage Examples

I never thought I'd spend all my life with Gary. I suppose I was quite cynical about marriage. But with Jude, I knew right from the beginning: there was an electricity I'd never felt before. It was so easy, we talked for hours. It was a relief, really.

Obama's position on marriage is brazenly cynical.

When a Cabinet Minister who is sacked for telling lies is re-appointed, in the face of every constitutional convention, only for the same man to be sacked again from the same Cabinet for the same offence by the same Prime Minister no wonder the public are cynical about politics.

I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people.

Walt had a marvelous intuition. And because he understood people very well, liked them and had great respect for people, there was nothing cynical about Walt.

It's an indication of how cynical our society has become that any kind of love story with a sad theme is automatically ridiculed as sentimental junk.

You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism.

I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more cynical about Christmas. There's more of an edge.