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cynic
noun
(cyn-ic)
someone who is critical of the motives of others
Synonyms:
faultfinder
,
cynic
noun
(cyn-ic)
a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control
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faultfinder
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cynical
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cynicism
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ironic
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callous
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diogenes
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nasty
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insensitive
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pessimist
,
skeptic
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naysayer
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curmudgeon
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optimist
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sentimentalist
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realist
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fatalist
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hater
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idealist
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luddite
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pragmatist
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moralist
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zealot
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hypocrite
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pedant
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nihilist
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dogmatist
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misanthrope
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fool
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apologist
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snob
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wishful thinking
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killjoy
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doomsayer
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windbag
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churl
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humbug
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masochist
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philistine
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pollyannaish
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solipsist
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geezer
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dunderhead
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flatterer
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grouch
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chowderhead
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grump
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dullard
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junkie
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boor
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scribbler
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dilettante
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tosspot
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moron
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male chauvinist pig
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mountebank
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shithead
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folly
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dreamer
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softie
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delusion
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tautology
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prevaricator
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poseur
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mumbler
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copout
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rube
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hokum
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nitpicker
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nutcase
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claptrap
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schnook
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kidder
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poppycock
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gloomy gus
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moralizer
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nitwit
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practicer
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bluffer
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codger
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sycophant
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flapdoodle
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fogy
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cheapskate
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fibber
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dittohead
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giggler
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prig
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bullshit
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rotter
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sucker
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ranter
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nostalgist
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sceptics
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sourpuss
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naivete
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peacenik
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pathetic fallacy
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controversialist
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wishful thinker
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groupie
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cynic
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