| Main Entry: | misanthropist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cynic |
Synonyms: |
carper, caviler, detractor, disbeliever, doubter, doubting Thomas, egoist, egotist, flouter, misanthrope, misogamist, misogynist, mocker, pessimist, questioner, satirist, scoffer, skeptic, sneerer, unbeliever |
| Main Entry: | cynic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nonbeliever |
Synonyms: |
carper, caviler, detractor, disbeliever, doubter, doubting Thomas, egoist, egotist, flouter, misanthrope, misanthropist, misogamist, misogynist, mocker, pessimist, questioner, satirist, scoffer, skeptic, sneerer, unbeliever |
| Notes: | cynics doubt because they question motives (Cynic was first a school of philosophy expressing contempt for wealth and pleasure; the word cynic comes from Greek cyniko 'doglike'); skeptics doubt reports of what they hear or read |
Antonyms: |
believer, optimist |
| Main Entry: | misanthrope |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who hates others |
Synonyms: |
cynic, doubter, egoist, egotist, hater, isolate, loner, misanthropist, recluse, skeptic |
Antonyms: |
humanitarian, philanthropist |
| Main Entry: | Scrooge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skinflint |
Synonyms: |
cheapskate, meanie, misanthrope, misanthropist, miser, moneygrubber, niggard, penny-pincher, tightwad |