CYNIC Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word cynic. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| faultfinder | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who is critical of the motives of others | ||||||
| critic | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art • anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something • someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments | ||||||
| curmudgeon | nounn | |||||
noun • a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas | ||||||
| detractor | nounn | |||||
noun • one who disparages or belittles the worth of something | ||||||
| doubter | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs • someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something | ||||||
| misanthrope | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who dislikes people in general | ||||||
| mocker | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision • long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds | ||||||
| pessimist | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who expects the worst | ||||||
| satirist | nounn | |||||
noun • a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm | ||||||
| scoffer | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who eats food rapidly and greedily • someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision | ||||||
| skeptic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs | ||||||
| sneerer | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression | ||||||
| disbeliever | nounn | |||||
noun • One who disbelieves; one who does not believe. | ||||||
| unbeliever | nounn | |||||
noun • One who does not believe, particularly in a deity (used by believers to describe other people) | ||||||
