cynic

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪnɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɪnɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sinik)


cynic
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Synonyms:
misanthrope, misogynist, misogamist, mocker, satirist, scoffer, pessimist, sarcastic person, caviler, caviller (UK), sneerer, flouter, carper, critic Collocations, unbeliever, egoist, manhater, skeptic, sceptic (UK), doubter, questioner, detractor, negativist, nihilist, doubting Thomas, debunker, defeatist
Antonyms:
idealist, optimist, believer

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