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cynical
adjective as in nonbelieving; doubtful
Weak matches
contemptuous, derisive, ironic, misanthropic, misanthropical, mocking, pessimistic, sarcastic, sardonic, scoffing, scornful, skeptical, sneering, suspicious, unbelieving, wry
Example Sentences
In a post on X following the attack, Zelensky wrote that the "cynical and calculated attack" targeted civilian and energy infrastructure.
No law permits this cynical manipulation of the courts.
One thing that doesn’t come standard on the “Standard” models is Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance, which is a potentially “cynical” decision, Weaver said.
The erasure of parents from the oral arguments had a clear, cynical purpose: To hide the fact that, ultimately, conversion therapy is a form of child abuse.
“Watching Dunlap try to recreate himself as a progressive would be amusing if it were not so cynical,” Golden said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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