Doubtful vs. Cynical

Doubtfuladjective

Subject to, or causing doubt.

Doubtfuladjective

Experiencing or showing doubt, sceptical.

Doubtfuladjective

Undecided or of uncertain outcome.

Doubtfuladjective

(obsolete) Fearsome, dreadful.

Doubtfuladjective

Improbable or unlikely.

Doubtfuladjective

Suspicious, or of dubious character.

Doubtfuladjective

Unclear or unreliable.

Doubtfulnoun

A doubtful person or thing.

Doubtfuladjective

Not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating in belief; also used, metaphorically, of the body when its action is affected by such a state of mind; as, we are doubtful of a fact, or of the propriety of a measure.

Doubtfuladjective

Admitting of doubt; not obvious, clear, or certain; questionable; not decided; not easy to be defined, classed, or named; as, a doubtful case, hue, claim, title, species, and the like.

Doubtfuladjective

Characterized by ambiguity; dubious; as, a doubtful expression; a doubtful phrase.

Doubtfuladjective

Of uncertain issue or event.

Doubtfuladjective

Fearful; apprehensive; suspicious.

Doubtfuladjective

open to doubt or suspicion;

Doubtfuladjective

fraught with uncertainty or doubt;

Doubtfuladjective

unsettled in mind or opinion;

Cynicaladjective

Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.

Cynicaladjective

Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.

Cynicaladjective

Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.

Cynicaladjective

Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.

Cynicaladjective

Like the actions of a snarling dog, especially in reference to facial nerve paralysis.

Cynicaladjective

believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

Cynicaladjective

believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity

Cynicaladjective

doubtful as to whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile

Cynicaladjective

contemptuous; mocking

Cynicaladjective

concerned only with one's own interests and typically disregarding accepted standards in order to achieve them