cynical
Meaning of cynical
adjective
- believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
he was brutally cynical and hardened to every sob story under the sun
- concerned only with one's own interests and typically disregarding accepted standards in order to achieve them.
a cynical manipulation of public opinion
Information about cynical
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Hyphenation of cynical
cyn-i-cal
- It consists of 3 syllables and 7 chars.
- cynical is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
cynical synonyms
Meaning misanthropic:
Translation of cynical
- German: sardonisch, boshaft, bissig, zynisch, höhnisch
- Spanish: cínico, sardónico, cínica, sardónica, sarcástico, sarcástica
- French: cynique, sardonique, sarcastique
- Italian: cinico, sardonico, sarcastico
- Portuguese: cínico
Anagrams of cynical
Words that rhyme with cynical
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