as in cynical
having or showing a deep distrust of human beings and their motives
a misanthropic outlook on life that probably stems from a childhood filled with physical and emotional abuse
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Recent Examples of misanthropic
The role captured all of his ironic charm and misanthropic appeal within the kind of debonair character that the perennial everyman had never quite shown us before.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
There was much to criticize ESPN for over the years, including the overdose of Yankees-Red Sox games and employing the misanthropic Schilling and repeat PED offender Álex Rodríguez.
—Paul Sullivan, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Already one of British television’s brightest rising stars after her award-winning turn on the Netflix hit Sex Education, Wood has a plum role as Chelsea, the floaty though street-smart girlfriend of Walton Goggin’s misanthropic grifter, in Lotus Season 3.
—Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
But Ginsberg, by this point, is also a media brand, a misanthropic purist.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
There was much to criticize ESPN for over the years, including the overdose of Yankees-Red Sox games and employing the misanthropic Schilling and repeat PED offender Álex Rodríguez.
—Paul Sullivan, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Already one of British television’s brightest rising stars after her award-winning turn on the Netflix hit Sex Education, Wood has a plum role as Chelsea, the floaty though street-smart girlfriend of Walton Goggin’s misanthropic grifter, in Lotus Season 3.
—Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
But Ginsberg, by this point, is also a media brand, a misanthropic purist.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misanthropic
cynical
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Created by cartoonist Jim Davis, the Garfield comic strip debuted in June 1978 and follows the cynical and lazy orange cat and his interactions with his owner, Jon Arbuckle, and fellow pet Odie, the lovable dog.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
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There is a certain business logic to that; from a cynical perspective, if a £10million investment fails to live up to expectations, the financial downside for the buying club is relatively small — and in many cases, he will be sold to somewhere lower down the sport’s food chain.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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“Misanthropic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misanthropic. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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