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cynical

Definition for cynical

adjective as in nonbelieving; doubtful

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I don’t know how I could have been that cynical at 22 but I had already experienced a year or two of empty promises and the bull— that is this business.

The poll reflects a cynical mood among the American constituency.

From Salon

Harris says U.S. foreign policy should be based on strong alliances with other democracies, not cynical partnerships with tyrants like Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping.

Judge Daniel Williams told the sentencing in Newport that Stringer's attempts to convince a jury of his innocence were "odious and cynical".

From BBC

But they are so authentically likable, so genuinely charming, that my cynical heart melts faster than the polar ice caps in a year of record temperatures.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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