Vocabulary
Cynical
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
Believing that People are generally or selfish
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Handy lessons can be gleaned from Corrie`s cynical murder, both by Priyanka Gandhi andevery foreign supporter of the Palestinian struggle.
- Before delving deeper, it is essential to clarify that the digital frontier poses significant threats to national security, and the state`s concerns should not be viewed solely from a cynical perspective.
- But once the party won power in KP, it embarked upon a quick journey to cynical power politics.
- Israel`s transgressions were indulged even before its cynical creation in 1948.
- A handy lesson for India lies in the fact that Pakistan regrets having allowed itself to be used in the West`s cynical agenda.
Synonyms
misanthropic / pessimistic
Antonyms
trustful ; sappy ; uncynical
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