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Cynic or Cynicism may refer to:

Modes of thought

• Cynicism (philosophy), a school of ancient Greek philosophy
• Cynicism (contemporary), modern use of the word for distrust of others' motives

Books

• The Cynic, an 1875 book by James Gordon Stuart Grant
• The Cynic: The Political Education of Mitch McConnell, a 2014 book by Alec MacGillis

Music

• Cynic (band), a progressive rock/technical death metal band from Miami, Florida
• The Cynics, a rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• The Cynic (album), by Zoe Rahman, 2001
• The Cynic, a 2010 album by Monte Cazazza
• "The Cynic", a single by Kashmir featuring David Bowie, from their 2005 album No Balance Palace

Other

• Cynic epistles, an assorted collection of Roman era letters concerning Cynic philosophy
• Cynical realism, a contemporary movement in Chinese art
• Cynics (film), a 1991 Soviet film
• The Vermont Cynic, a student newspaper of the University of Vermont