Usually means: Philosophy valuing virtue, rejecting convention.
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▸ noun:  cynicism

Similar:
cynic, negativism, cynophobe, skepticism, pseudoskepticism, cyberpessimist, pessimism, skeptimist, antioptimist, skepsis, more...

Opposite:
optimism, idealism, trust, faith, hope

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Similar:
cynic, negativism, cynophobe, skepticism, pseudoskepticism, cyberpessimist, pessimism, skeptimist, antioptimist, skepsis, more...

Opposite:
optimism, idealism, trust, faith, hope



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