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
Without it, the cynicism about city leaders’ devotion to municipal employee unions — which hate outsourcing of government services — will only keep building.
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Sometimes with maturity, there can be a cynicism, or a disdain, or the subtle moroseness that sometimes comes with age.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2025
Both were full of CGI sewage, to be clear, but their askew angles on theme-park IP reflected real cynicism around core tenets of the princess narrative.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
That approach is far more likely to yield cynicism than serious climate progress.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Sometimes with maturity, there can be a cynicism, or a disdain, or the subtle moroseness that sometimes comes with age.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2025
Both were full of CGI sewage, to be clear, but their askew angles on theme-park IP reflected real cynicism around core tenets of the princess narrative.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
That approach is far more likely to yield cynicism than serious climate progress.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cynicism
Noun
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Too many business owners negotiate from a place of desperation.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Browns or the Giants may feel the itch of desperation and draft Sanders in the top three.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most importantly, families who have already been traumatized and marginalized will be nurtured by communities rather than pressed farther away from them, deeper into despair.—
Jeff Hobbs,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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As weeks stretch on, sadness can deepen into despair, shadowed by shame.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And then, to forever live on earth, in a place with conflict and pain and sorrow, that’s not her goal.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2025
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In churches like this, where belief is expressed in multiple languages, the loss of a pope is a death in the family, and the sorrow, like the faith, runs deep.—
Janet Shamlian,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And yet the announcement wasn’t all doom and gloom.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Despite all the doom and gloom and the difficult comparison to past recessions, some analysts still see green shoots.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
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In fact, the December survey represented the sharpest swing toward market optimism in the survey’s 17-year history and the April survey is the sharpest turn towards pessimism.—
Steve Liesman,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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This is up from 33% in December and 17% in October, marking a dramatic increase in pessimism in just six months.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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The portrait of the melancholy Dane himself lacks gravitas, alas, which undercuts the existential power of the play.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Quiet, melancholy Andrew slowly resigns himself to letting his sweet daughter go.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Cynicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cynicism. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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