シニカル

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Meanings

cynical

Describes a skeptical, distrustful attitude toward people's sincerity or motives. Used as a な-adjective.

〈事こと〉にシニカルな態たい度どを取とるto take a cynical attitude toward something
彼かれは政せい治じにシニカルな態たい度どを取とっている。
He takes a cynical attitude toward politics.
シニカルな見み方かたをするto have a cynical view (of something)
彼かの女じょは人にん間げん関かん係けいについてシニカルな見み方かたをしている。
She has a cynical view of human relationships.
シニカルに笑わらうto laugh/smile cynically
彼かれはその言こと葉ばを聞きいてシニカルに笑わらった。
He smiled cynically upon hearing those words.

皮ひ肉にくN2
皮肉 is a native Japanese word for irony or sarcasm with a sharper, mocking edge, while シニカル (a loanword) describes a more general skeptical, distrustful attitude toward people's motives.
冷れい笑しょう的てき
冷笑的 emphasizes a scornful, sneering manner, whereas シニカル focuses more on an underlying distrustful or skeptical mindset.
批ひ判はん的てき
批判的 simply means critical of something, while シニカル adds a nuance of jaded distrust rather than reasoned criticism.

楽らっ観かん的てきN1
楽観的 describes an optimistic, hopeful outlook, the opposite of the distrustful, skeptical stance conveyed by シニカル.

Loanword from English 'cynical', ultimately from Greek 'kynikos' (dog-like), referring to the ancient Cynic philosophers.