Examples of 'cynical' in a sentence
Meaning of "cynical"
Cynical describes a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable reasons
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- Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
- Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
- Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.
- Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.
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He does not have a cynical bone in his body.
His cynical logic betrays a sick mind.
You are funny and cynical and sensitive.
Cynical individuals are exploiting people who are in need.
Maybe we are just too cynical to believe it to be true.
We cynical spinsters can be pretty deceptive sometimes.
People were becoming cynical and tired of war.
Not cynical and moody and petty.
So many people are cynical about such things.
You are way too young to be this cynical.
It would seem cynical to take them now.
I do not know why you have to be so cynical.
I am just as cynical when it comes to my personal life.
There is something deeply cynical about my face.
In those cynical words there was some truth.
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I have rarely heard of anything more cynical.
You become cynical working in the news.
That could be the remark of a cynical man.
Please keep your cynical remarks to yourself.
Such accusations can only be regarded as cynical.
Who are cynical and suspicious and skeptical.
I did not realize how cynical you all are.
Being a cynical pessimist with a fatwa against you.
May become overly cynical and practical.
I know you must have thought we were cynical.
But you are just a cynical merciless murderer.
It does not help when you get cynical.
And that is so cynical and so just unacceptable.
This is a funny but a deeply cynical answer.
It is a very cynical place out there sometimes.
I will be happy to fulfill my cynical mission here.
He gave a cynical explanation for choosing children.
We can all pretend to be cynical and scheming.
Keep your cynical jokes so until tomorrow.
I can not believe how cynical you are.
You have a cynical view of human nature.
It must be exhausting to be so cynical all the time.
It is a cynical challenge to world public opinion.
This would be a very cynical line to take.
But it never made him bitter or cynical.
I saw that cynical gleam in his eye.
You live your life in a cynical way.
The title is a cynical reference to that image.
You are in the pocket of the cynical barkeep.
He tended to use cynical sarcasm in his preachings.
But his treatment of them was entirely cynical.
And then that cynical camera move.
But you showed me it does not pay to be cynical.
People grow more cynical with age.
I did not know you would turned so cynical.
