cynical

1. 1.

   believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

   Synonymsmisanthropicmisanthropical

   Similardistrustful

Questions about cynical

What does cynical mean?

cynical means "believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others".

How many syllables are in cynical?

cynical has 3 syllables: cyn-i-cal. The stress falls on "cyn". In IPA it is /ˈsɪnɪkəl/.

What is another word for cynical?

Close synonyms include misanthropic, misanthropical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.