as in desperation
cynical beliefs; beliefs that people are generally selfish and dishonest
Nothing could change her cynicism about politics.
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Recent Examples of cynicism
That forces Patel to play, in some scenes, the over-it cynicism of a moviemaking bureaucrat lying to everyone in order to get things done, and in others, strains of geekiness and enthusiasm about what might be possible if not for all the meddling from above.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
The arguments made by antiabortion states to sugarcoat their manifestly misogynistic policies have always borne the acrid odor of cynicism and hypocrisy.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Even the unsuccessful experiments have rarely represented acts of pure cynicism.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Through always-aggressive Ani, Baker adopts global hip-hop cynicism and lingo, shifting that exploitative culture into global debauchery.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Oct. 2024
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
The arguments made by antiabortion states to sugarcoat their manifestly misogynistic policies have always borne the acrid odor of cynicism and hypocrisy.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Even the unsuccessful experiments have rarely represented acts of pure cynicism.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Through always-aggressive Ani, Baker adopts global hip-hop cynicism and lingo, shifting that exploitative culture into global debauchery.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cynicism
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In what’s widely seen as a sign of desperation, the junta announces mandatory conscription for all men between 18 and 35 years old and all women between 18 and 27.Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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And it is driven largely out of desperation on both sides of the relationship, analysts told NBC News.Matthew Bodner, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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The song puts me in a state of deep despair — these haunting strings and ghostly pianos and synthesizers.Nate Sloan, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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When the Great Depression hit in the early 1930s, Hitler and his followers were ready to take advantage of the German people’s despair and to focus their attention on a scapegoat—the political left and the Jews—as support for centrist political parties eroded.Christine Adams / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Johnny Rockets Drown any potential sorrows in a free milkshake with an in-store purchase.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Many of those recollections contain notes of sorrow.Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
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And the evening wasn’t all doom and gloom for the Wilson family.Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
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After two years of doom and gloom, digital health deals are showing signs of life, with venture capital firms making more focused bets and interest rate cuts rekindling some of the COVID-era optimism around the sector.Tina Reed, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
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The mood of economic pessimism within the electorate has prompted both Trump and Harris to roll out a slate of policy proposals that promise a new economic future for Americans.Rebecca Picciotto,Annie Nova, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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This may be part of the games’ broader appeal: in a time of widespread anxiety and pessimism, a grand vision of how to find meaning in the end of things, how to accept it without accepting your own defeat, might make more sense than another blithe rendition of saving the world.Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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To say more about the plot would spoil the film too much, but Ryder is really a chameleon, flickering between quiet melancholy, genuine affection, and darker, more selfish concerns, and the rotoscoping art style accentuates the expressiveness of her face.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
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At 78, Ferry reigns as the elder statesman of rock-star romantics, the king of elegant melancholy.Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Cynicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cynicism. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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