Synonym: misanthropic, misanthropical. Similar words: cynic, cynicism, clinical, technical, ironically, mechanical, technicality, communicate. Meaning: ['sɪnɪkl] adj. believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others.
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61 A cocky, selfish veteran who loves nothing but his AK-47, Sacha is at home in the cynical ambience of combat.
62 Did Mr Djindjic truly believe that Mr Karadzic deserved his support, or was the gesture utterly cynical?
63 Victory tomorrow would be a sweet first to savour, crushing any doubts among City's sometimes cynical following.
64 Once a happy, handsome country boy, Inman has become hardened, cynical, burned out.
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65 Others again, such as Christopher Hitchens, have been yet more cynical and critical when analysing the post-1945 era of co-operation.
66 I do not mean to appear fatalistic, self-pitying, cynical, or maudlin....
67 The notion that the Social Security system is facing a severe crisis is a vast and cynical overstatement.
68 The religious element of their election campaign was a cynical ploy.
69 But here this talent has degenerated into a cynical showbiz charlatanism.
70 What you should know is that the politicians have now become just as cynical about the press, because cynicism breeds cynicism.
71 I wave a fluttery wave of inconsequential cheerfulness and close the door, having reached new heights of cynical disinterest.
72 Nor did a demagogue emerge to match Senator Joseph McCarthy, whose cynical witch-hunts in the l950s put a generation on trial.
73 We were also all cynical, embittered by the process of pop music.
74 Charlie Francis's cynical opinion that most of the world's top athletes are on drugs.
75 It's an event which can not fail to impress even the most cynical Cruella de Vil.
76 He was also cynical enough to believe that any other woman might be as unpleasant to live with.
77 A more cynical assessment would be that the Interception of Communications Act 1985 is a crude example of political management.
78 The most cynical of men could not repudiate what had physically happened in front of thousands.
79 The Guitarist staff are as cynical and critical as anyone else and a favourable review reflects how well an amplifier actually performs.
80 Many of those calls would have seemed harmless enough, even to the most cynical eavesdropper.
81 The ruling class, by contrast, was ruthless and cynical in its resort to violence.
82 Even if Robbie had been in the mood for laughter, it would have been a cynical mirth.
83 Maybe not even cynical, maybe just female practicality which can stoop with clearest conscience below the level of the lowest stratagem.
84 The first day of the offensive broke with cynical summer loveliness on a scene shortly to be one of unmitigated horror.
85 Labour's agnostic compromise was too clumsy and seemed more like cynical calculation to voters.
86 Matt Salmon illustrate perfectly why voters today are so cynical about politics.
87 But even the most cynical agree that good fortune is the mark of every top-flight politician.
88 People in West Belfast are very cynical about the claims made on job creation in the area.
89 Some, used to a more old-fashioned top down managerial style are cynical about such an approach.
90 A cynical smile crossed his face, hidden behind the lip of the beer glass.
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