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41Cynic — Cynics …
42cynic — Synonyms and related words: Cassandra, Eeyore, Thersites, backbiter, belittler, calamity howler, calumniator, caustic critic, debunker, decrier, defamer, defeatist, deflater, depreciator, derogator, detractor, disparager, hatchet man, killjoy,… …
43cynic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. misanthrope, pessimist; philosopher. See thought, malevolence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. misanthrope, misogynist, misogamist, mocker, satirist, scoffer, pessimist, sarcastic person, caviler, sneerer,… …
44cynic — cyn|ic [ˈsınık] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: cynicus, from Greek kynikos like a dog , from kyon dog ] someone who is not willing to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something ▪ Even hardened cynics… …
45cynic — cyn|ic [ sınık ] noun count 1. ) someone who believes that people care only about themselves and are not sincere or honest 2. ) someone who expects things not to be successful or useful …
46cynic — [16] Originally, the Cynics were a group of ascetic philosophers in ancient Greece. Their founder, around 400 BC, was Antisthenes, a follower of Socrates. They advocated the view that virtue and self control are the highest good and, particularly …
47cynic — cyn·ic || sɪnɪk n. one who is cynical, pessimist, one who tends to be sarcastic …
48cynic — n. 1. Follower of Diogenes. 2. Misanthrope, man hater …
49cynic — n pessimist, gloom and doomer, Inf. gloomy Gus, naysayer, Sl. crapehanger; misanthrope, man hater, misogynist; scowler, sneerer, snarler, growler, grumbler; critic, complainer, faultfinder, detractor; scoffer, satirist, carper, caviler, Inf.… …
50cynic — cyn·ic …
