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ancient greek
base
motivation
cynicalness
cynicality
standard
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bitter
sincerity
bad minded
uncynical
film noir
desire
distrustful
sardonic
skeptical
contemptuous
acerbically
virtue
cynic
contempt
jaded
cynically
timonism
selfishness
mocking
noncynical
don't hold your breath
self control
remodernism
cynicism
integrity
moral
Definitions:
Adjective
cynical
misanthropic
misanthropical
Definition: believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
Definition: Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
Definition: Of or relating to the Cynics, a sect of Ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.