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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Jaded critic or doubter (5) |
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Skeptical person |
USA Today |
28 Jan 2024 |
Habitual sceptic |
Mirror Tea Time |
25 Jan 2024 |
Surly pessimist |
Puzzler Backwords |
18 Jan 2024 |
Determined faultfinder |
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Selection of saucy nicknames for old philosopher (5) |
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Disapproving person (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 |
LA Times Daily |
21 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 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 |
The Washington Post |
21 Jan 2021 |
Glass-half-empty sort |
LA Times Daily |
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 |
Ambrose Bierce, notably |
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Distrustful sort |
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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 |
Pessimist |
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Pessimistic person |
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"A man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin," per H. L. Mencken |
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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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Member of a school of Greek philosophy |
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"Yeah, right" speaker |
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Glass-half-empty sort |
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Glass-half-empty sort |
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Jaded sort |
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Diogenes, for one |
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Distrustful person |
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Altruism doubter |
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Pessimist |
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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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One with a negative outlook on life |
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Suspiciously skeptical sort |
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Skeptical sort |
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Critic of the selfless |
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Skeptical sort |
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Hard one to convince |
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Sarcastic sort |
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Jaded sort |
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Skeptical one |
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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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Ambrose Bierce, notably |
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Suspicious sourpuss |
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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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Jaded figure |
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Diogenes, for one |
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Doubter |
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Misanthrope |
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Pessimistic sort |
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Doubting Thomas |
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One "whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be": Bierce |
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Bierce, notably |
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Skeptical sort |
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Diogenes, for one |
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Skeptical person |
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Nonbeliever |
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Diogenes, for one |
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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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Sour sort |
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Negative sort |
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Diogenes, notably |
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Pessimistic type |
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Disbeliever in selfless acts |
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Distrusting sort |
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Pessimist, often |
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Doubting Thomas |
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Diogenes, for one |
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Doubting Thomas |
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Diogenes, notably |
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Pessimistic person |
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Ambrose Bierce, for one |
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Skeptical sort |
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Sour sort |
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Doubiting Thomas |
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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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Scoffer. |
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Defeatist's cousin. |
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Misanthrope. |
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Pessimist. |
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Disbeliever. |
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One who expects the worst. |
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Believer in the worst. |
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Cousin of a misanthrope. |
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Pessimist's pal. |
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Misanthropic person. |
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Word for Diogenes. |
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Pessimist |
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Someone who is a tough sell |
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