Cynical has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | I resent your cynical remarks. | |
| 2. | He always makes cynical remarks to me. | |
| 3. | He smiled a cynical smile at me. | |
| 4. | She is very cynical about life. | |
| 5. | It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day. | |
| 6. | It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long, by so many, to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve, to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day. | |
| 7. | People grow more cynical with age. | |
| 8. | The patient's descriptions of her family are vivid, but very cynical. | |
| 9. | Please keep your cynical remarks to yourself. | |
| 10. | Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. |