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cynic
Definitions
a person that is always criticizing.Usage: He was a cynic
one who doubts, disbelieves
Usage: He was a cynic and did not believe the book
(Noun) A cynic is one who has an aversion to truth, an aversion to what is good, an aversion to a higher cause, to a better solution, an aversion to what is right.
A cynic is a type of critic.
A cynic is one who is blind to the truth.
A cynic is one who is intellectually and perceptually dishonest.
An atheist could be said to be an example of cynic.
A cynic is a negative thinker, a cynic is a backward thinker.
A cynic is one who thinks in terms of "can't", how or why something good or better can't be done, versus one who thinks in terms of "can", how or why something good or better can be done.
A cynic is one who always or habitually sees the bad, or wrong or negative side of things.
A cynic is one who makes right wrong.
A cynic is similar to a pessimist.
A cynic is one who is distrustful or contemptuous of virtue in others.
Usage: Political opposition parties who oppose everything whether whether right or wrong are cynics in the extreme.
The republicans are cynics because they fail to think in terms of what is the best solution in terms of what is the greatest good for the greatest number.
The republicans are cynics because they fail to think in terms of what is the best solution in terms of what is the greatest good for the greatest number.
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