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1. cynic
2. diogenic
3. sardonic
4. hard-boiled
5. pessimist
6. snide
7. cynically
8. insensitive
9. irreverent
10. misanthropic
11. pessimistic
12. acerbic
13. ambrose
14. bitter
15. cynicalness
16. cynicism
17. hollow
18. jaundice
19. la rochefoucauld
20. marlowe
21. naysayer
22. noir
23. pantagruelism
24. philip marlowe
25. saturnine
26. snarky
27. sneer
28. sour
29. soured
30. vidal
31. with cynicism
32. exploitative
33. ironic
34. jaded
35. callous
36. candid
37. cautious
38. censorious
39. complacent
40. condescending

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