What does deeply cynical mean?

distrustful
cynical, misanthropic, pessimistic mean deeply distrustful. cynical implies having a sneering disbelief in sincerity or integrity. cynical about politicians’ motives misanthropic suggests a rooted distrust and dislike of human beings and their society.

How do you describe a cynical person?

distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; like or characteristic of a cynic. showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one’s actions, especially by actions that exploit the scruples of others. bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic.

Is Bitter a synonym for cynical?

In this page you can discover 39 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for cynicism, like: pessimism, bitterness, doubt, cynical, derisive, acrimony, misanthropy, distrust, sarcasm, disabused and disenchanted.

What is a synonym and antonym for cynical?

cynical. Synonyms: sarcastic, snarling, snappish, sneering, cross-grained, currish, carping. Antonyms: genial, lenient, complaisant, urbane.

Whats the opposite of cynical?

Cynical -sentence usage examples. Antonyms: Credulous,gullible,hopeful,optimistic,trustful,unskeptical,unsuspecting (etc.)

What is the opposite of a bitter person?

bitter. Antonyms: sweet, mellow, pleasant, affable, kindly, genial, light, mitigated, trivial. Synonyms: harsh, sour, sharp, tart, acrimonious, sarcastic, severe, sad, afflictive, intense, stinging, pungent, acrid, cutting.

Is being cynical a disorder?

In some cases, a person with a cynic mindset may find that it spirals out of control and leads to the development of depression. On the other hand, a person that has already been diagnosed with depression may find that their mental health condition causes a cynic mindset.

How do you talk to a cynical person?

Here are a few suggestions for dealing with negative people:

1. Avoid reacting.
2. Listen beyond the emotion to what people feel they have lost or their fears about the future.
3. Ask the person if they want to find a solution or just need a sounding board to safely express how they feel.