cynical

adj

1. skeptical, doubting, doubtful, suspicious, distrustful, disbelieving, unbelieving; critical, captious, hypercritical, carping, caviling, censorious, faultfinding; sarcastic, sardonic, scornful, mocking, ridiculing, derisive, derisory; satirical, ironic, ironical, double-edged; pessimistic, misanthropic, negative; contemptuous, contumelious, disparaging, sneering; disdainful, supercilious, haughty, arrogant.

2. caustic, mordant, mordacious, acrimonious, bitter, acrid, acidulous, acid, pungent; trenchant, cutting, incisive, slashing, scathing; penetrating, piercing, stinging, pricking, nipping, biting; keen, pointed, sharp, sharp-tongued; astringent, severe, acerb, acerbic, stern, harsh, austere, stringent; spiteful, virulent, malicious, malificent, venomous, vicious, malevolent, malignant; insulting, excoriating, denouncing, berating, abusive, scurrilous, offensive, vituperative; mean, brutal, unkind, uncharitable, unbenevolent.

3. abrupt, brusque, blunt, curt, short, gruff, snappish, crusty; peevish, petulant, crabbed, testy, touchy, waspish, irascible, edgy; ill-tempered, ill-humored, ill-natured, short-tempered; hostile, resentful, indignant, piqued, angry; morose, surly, sour, moody.