cynical
Example Sentences
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Nothing beats winning — or, for the cynical, high salaries.
From Los Angeles Times
It isn’t cynical to acknowledge this moral tragedy.
One can call this approach cynical and neocolonial, but at least the strategy isn’t aimed at throttling oil shipments.
But this season, attempts to climb in the draft by plummeting in the standings have become so obvious and cynical that league commissioner Adam Silver insists that it’s time for the league to take action.
"Cruz Beckham is very identifiable as the child of two huge stars, and people are really cynical. So I think it's more of a hindrance in 2026, to be honest," she says.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
