| One thinks the worst of people (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
15 Sep 2025 |
| Sceptic |
Puzzler Backwords |
09 Sep 2025 |
| Some fancy niche for sceptic (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
09 Sep 2025 |
| Some fancy niche for sceptic (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
06 Aug 2025 |
| Sneering critic |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
14 Jul 2025 |
| Overly sceptical or pessimistic person (5) |
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| One not inclined to recognise goodness (5) |
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| He won't see any good being a philosopher in Athens (5) |
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| Sour sort |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jun 2025 |
| Scoffer(5) |
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| Doubtful sarcastic person (5) |
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| Commander-in-chief turns up, arresting unknown scoffer |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
30 Apr 2025 |
| Skeptical person |
Newsday |
27 Apr 2025 |
| One who tends to think the worst of others |
The Times Concise |
26 Apr 2025 |
| Sceptic |
Puzzler Backwords |
12 Apr 2025 |
| Habitual sceptic |
Mirror Tea Time |
04 Apr 2025 |
| Member of a school of ancient Greek philosophers associated with Antisthenes and Diogenes of Sinope |
Mirror Quiz |
04 Apr 2025 |
| Pessimist, sceptic or naysayer? |
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| He sees no good in privacy, nice though it may be (5) |
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| See why Nic is about to become a morose man? (5) |
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| One seeing no good in anything (5) |
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| He doubts good: fancy nicely revealed (5) |
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| Pessimist |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Jan 2025 |
| Some fancy Nicaean philosopher |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Jan 2025 |
| One with a pessimistic view of human nature (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
15 Jan 2025 |
| One who has little faith in human sincerity or goodness (5) |
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| Nancy Nicholson's a hearty doubter (5) |
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| Habitual sceptic |
Mirror Tea Time |
25 Dec 2024 |
| One of a sect of austere philosophers of ancient Athens, such as Diogenes (5) |
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| One who sees good in nothing (5) |
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| Habitual sceptic |
Mirror Tea Time |
06 Dec 2024 |
| It leaves city nicely halved, but he sees no good in it (5) |
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| He doesn't have a good outlook (5) |
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| World-weary sceptic (5) |
Puzzler |
07 Oct 2024 |
| One thinks the worst of everyone (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
04 Oct 2024 |
| Doubter |
The Times Sunday Concise |
29 Sep 2024 |
| As part of conspiracy, Nicolas exposed sceptic (5) |
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| Fancy nice women including a man-hater! (5) |
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| Surly doubter |
Puzzler Backwords |
23 Aug 2024 |
| Sincerity doubter |
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| Disbeliever, pessimist |
The Telegraph Mini |
08 Jul 2024 |
| Morose man (5) |
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| Tracy nicknamed some pessimist (5) |
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| One who sees no good in anything (5) |
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| Some fancy nice things, but he's surly about them (5) |
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| Pessimist |
The Telegraph Mini |
22 May 2024 |
| Sceptical person (5) |
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| Misanthrope seeming not quite nice to little Cyrus |
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| Some fancy niche for a sceptic (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
04 May 2024 |
| Pessimist held in emergency Nicaraguan prison (5) |
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| He sees no good in mercy, nice though it is (5) |
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| Pessimist |
Mirror Tea Time |
24 Mar 2024 |
| Doubter hides in fancy niche (5) |
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| Member of a school of ancient Greek philosophers founded by Antisthenes |
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| Sneerer (5) |
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| One who believes the worst (5) |
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| Skeptical person |
USA Today |
28 Jan 2024 |
| Jaded critic or doubter (5) |
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| Habitual sceptic |
Mirror Tea Time |
25 Jan 2024 |
| Surly pessimist |
Puzzler Backwords |
18 Jan 2024 |
| Determined faultfinder |
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| Disapproving person (5) |
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| Selection of saucy nicknames for old philosopher (5) |
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| One with a critical attitude and jaundiced view (5) |
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| Pessimist |
USA Today |
11 Oct 2023 |
| Some kleptocracy — nicking? One believes the worst |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
25 Sep 2023 |
| Jaded sort |
LA Times Daily |
10 Sep 2023 |
| Skeptical person |
Newsday |
17 Jul 2023 |
| Fallacy nicely traps one disinclined to believe |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Jul 2023 |
| Skeptical sort |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jun 2023 |
| Pessimist |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Jun 2023 |
| One who tends to think the worst of others |
The Times Concise |
08 Jun 2023 |
| Pessimist showing limits to civility, not entirely pleasant |
The Times Cryptic |
25 May 2023 |
| Jaded person |
New York Times |
23 May 2023 |
| Sceptic, fault-finding critic |
The Guardian Speedy |
02 Apr 2023 |
| One who questions people's motives |
New York Times |
26 Feb 2023 |
| Misanthropic person |
USA Today |
19 Feb 2023 |
| Jaded doubter |
New York Times |
09 Jan 2023 |
| For whom fancy nicety is too much? |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Nov 2022 |
| Distrustful person |
USA Today |
12 Oct 2022 |
| Diogenes, for one |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Sep 2022 |
| Habitual doubter |
Newsday |
19 Aug 2022 |
| Person with a negative outlook |
USA Today |
27 Jul 2022 |
| Skeptical person |
USA Today |
17 Mar 2022 |
| One who believes the worst of people |
The Times Concise |
22 Feb 2022 |
| Pessimist |
LA Times Daily |
21 Feb 2022 |
| Pessimist |
The Washington Post |
21 Feb 2022 |
| Jaded person |
USA Today |
10 Feb 2022 |
| Sceptic, non-idealist |
The Guardian Speedy |
23 Jan 2022 |
| Doubter |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Jan 2022 |
| Ancient philosopher connecting prophecy with Nicodemus |
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| Negative person |
Universal |
27 Oct 2021 |
| Person viewing humans pessimistically |
The Times Concise |
23 Oct 2021 |
| According to Oscar Wilde, one knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
05 Sep 2021 |
| Sceptic in Cyprus, mostly good- natured |
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| Slice of delicacy nicked for one habitually scoffing |
The Telegraph Toughie |
25 Aug 2021 |
| One 'whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be': Bierce |
The Washington Post |
21 Aug 2021 |
| One "whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be": Bierce |
LA Times Daily |
21 Aug 2021 |
| One who has a pessimistic view of human goodness |
Irish Times Simplex |
12 Aug 2021 |
| He refuses to believe top general could hold up American city |
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| A bit of diplomacy? Nice, but I doubt your motives |
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| Pessimist, one who believes the worst |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
02 May 2021 |
| Jaded sort |
New York Times |
28 Mar 2021 |
| Sceptic |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Mar 2021 |
| Some fancy Nicaean philosopher |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Feb 2021 |
| Pessimist |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Feb 2021 |
| Military leader around US city backing sceptical commentator |
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| Glass-half-empty sort |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jan 2021 |
| Glass-half-empty sort |
The Washington Post |
21 Jan 2021 |
| Skeptical person |
Newsday |
04 Nov 2020 |
| Person with a jaded outlook |
USA Today |
27 May 2020 |
| Some fancy nickname for Cassandra |
Irish Times Crosaire |
16 Apr 2020 |
| Distrustful person |
USA Today |
11 Apr 2020 |
| Pessimistic sort |
Universal |
08 Apr 2020 |
| Distrustful sort |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Oct 2019 |
| Skeptical sort |
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| Jaded type |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Aug 2019 |
| Pessimist |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Aug 2019 |
| From fancy niche one takes a jaundiced view |
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| Glass-half-empty type |
Newsday |
02 Jun 2019 |
| One who takes a pessimistic view of human goodness or sincerity |
Irish Times Simplex |
01 May 2019 |
| Ambrose Bierce, notably |
USA Today |
24 Feb 2019 |
| Distrustful sort |
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| Ambrose Bierce, notably |
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| One doesn't believe in fancy niceties |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Dec 2018 |
| Pessimist occasionally crying is melancholic at heart |
|
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| Greek philosopher |
The Times Concise |
29 Oct 2018 |
| Fancy niche accommodation for sceptic |
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| "Scratch any ___ and you will find a disappointed idealist": George Carlin |
The New Yorker |
15 Oct 2018 |
| Jaded one |
Universal |
10 Sep 2018 |
| One 'whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be,' per Ambrose Bierce |
New York Times |
23 Jun 2018 |
| One dismissive of human motives |
The Times Concise |
03 Jun 2018 |
| Some fancy nice person holding sceptical views |
|
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| One "whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be," per Ambrose Bierce |
|
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| Jaded one |
|
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| Pessimist |
LA Times Daily |
29 Dec 2017 |
| Pessimist |
The Washington Post |
29 Dec 2017 |
| Skeptical one |
Newsday |
29 Oct 2017 |
| Like old characters in game, less than completely pleasant |
|
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| Doubter: "Commander-in-Chief captured New York when returning?" |
|
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| Suspicious sort |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jul 2017 |
| Pessimistic person |
Universal |
27 Jun 2017 |
| 'A man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin,' per H. L. Mencken |
New York Times |
28 Mar 2017 |
| Fault-finder |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Mar 2017 |
| "A man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin," per H. L. Mencken |
|
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| Pessimist |
|
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| Pessimistic person |
|
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| Sceptic close to army blocks top officer's rise |
|
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| Pessimist often crying in public at the end |
|
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| She doubts motives shown when niceness follows intimacy |
|
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| 'Yeah, right' speaker |
New York Times |
06 Oct 2015 |
| Scoffer unknown to get involved in supreme commander's retreat |
The Times Cryptic |
24 Aug 2015 |
| Scoffer |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Jul 2015 |
| Bankruptcy nicely protecting a scoffer |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 Jun 2015 |
| Member of a school of Greek philosophy |
Wall Street Journal |
22 May 2015 |
| Pessimist‘s opposing choices adopted by commander |
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| "Yeah, right" speaker |
|
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| Member of a school of Greek philosophy |
|
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| Pessimist |
|
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| Distrustful person |
|
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| Glass-half-empty sort |
|
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| Glass-half-empty sort |
|
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| Diogenes, for one |
|
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| Altruism doubter |
|
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| Jaded sort |
|
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| Doubter |
|
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| Scornful, negative sort |
|
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| "What's the catch?" asker |
|
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| One who assumes the worst |
|
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| Skeptical sort |
|
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| One with a negative outlook on life |
|
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| Critic of the selfless |
|
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| Suspiciously skeptical sort |
|
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| Jaded sort |
|
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| Skeptical one |
|
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| Sarcastic sort |
|
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| Hard one to convince |
|
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| Skeptical sort |
|
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| Skeptical one |
|
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| Critic of the selfless |
|
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| Doubting Thomas |
|
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| Critic of the selfless |
|
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| Suspicious sourpuss |
|
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| One "whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be": Bierce |
|
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| Diogenes, for one |
|
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| Jaded figure |
|
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| Doubting Thomas |
|
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| Ambrose Bierce, notably |
|
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| Doubter |
|
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| Misanthrope |
|
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| Suspicious sourpuss |
|
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| Pessimistic sort |
|
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| Bierce, notably |
|
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| One "whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be": Bierce |
|
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| Skeptical sort |
|
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| Diogenes, for one |
|
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| Skeptical person |
|
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| One with a critical attitude |
|
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| Nonbeliever |
|
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| Diogenes, for one |
|
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| Nonbeliever |
|
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| Diogenes, for one |
|
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| Diogenes, notably |
|
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| Sour sort |
|
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| Negative sort |
|
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| Pessimistic type |
|
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| Disbeliever in selfless acts |
|
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| Distrusting sort |
|
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| Doubting Thomas |
|
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| Pessimist, often |
|
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| Pessimistic person |
|
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| Doubting Thomas |
|
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| Diogenes, for one |
|
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| Diogenes, notably |
|
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| Sour sort |
|
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| Doubiting Thomas |
|
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| Skeptical sort |
|
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| Ambrose Bierce, for one |
|
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| Negative sort of person |
|
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| One of a group of Ancient Greek philosophers |
|
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| Pessimistic type |
|
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| She's world-weary |
|
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| Motive questioner |
|
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| Hard one to convince |
|
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| Misanthrope |
|
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| Prophet of doom |
|
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| Disbeliever |
|
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| Defeatist's cousin. |
|
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| Misanthrope. |
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| Pessimist. |
|
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| Word for Diogenes. |
|
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| Misanthropic person. |
|
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| Cousin of a misanthrope. |
|
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| Pessimist's pal. |
|
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| Someone who is a tough sell |
|
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| Scoffer. |
|
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| One who expects the worst. |
|
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| Disbeliever. |
|
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| Believer in the worst. |
|
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| Pessimist |
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