Cynical archetype Synonyms

Definitions for Cynical


  • (adjective) having or showing a deep distrust of human beings and their motives
  • (adjective) believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

Definitions for Archetype


  • (noun) something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
  • (noun) something from which copies are made
  • (noun) something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies