cynicism

To forge better social connections, weigh whether shyness, cynicism or snap judgments of others hold you back.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Nonetheless, he claimed that he had become disillusioned by the rampant corruption, cynicism and brutality of his KGB colleagues and the Soviet system as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

That kind of cynicism is cheap and facile and masquerades as intelligence and erudition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

"Northern Ireland has taught me that sometimes to break division, to break through cynicism and barriers, you've got to look for those allies in unexpected places and find common ground."

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

In fact, his dislike for John Barling and his mission stemmed not from cynicism, but from the perspective of an animal rights activist.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

The girls' faces are fresh and untouched by the indulgences and cynicisms of city life.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2014

Gold will be accused of twin cynicisms – of jumping on the Olympics bandwagon and of manipulating its audience's emotions.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2012

And golfers are as prone as the police to develop fatalistic cynicisms about their fellow men.

From Time Magazine Archive

America's discussion and debate, its hopes and cynicisms about the post-war world, moved last week to a new plane.

From Time Magazine Archive

My thought warms to him as a creature of intelligence, of straightforward and amusing cynicisms.

From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Ben Hecht