Cynic or Cynicism may refer to:

Modes of thought

Cynicism (philosophy) Cynicism () is a school of thought in ancient Greek philosophy, originating in the Classical Greek philosophy, Classical period and extending into the Hellenistic philosophy, Hellenistic and Ancient Roman philosophy, Roman Imperial periods. Acc ...

, a school of ancient Greek philosophy *

Cynicism (contemporary) Cynicism is an attitude characterized by a general distrust of the motives of others. A cynic may have a general lack of faith or hope in people motivated by ambition, desire, greed, gratification, materialism, goals, and opinions that a cynic p ...

, 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 {{disambiguation