[
  {
    "word": "cynical",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8s\u026an\u026ak\u0259l/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8s\u026an\u026ak\u0259l/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/cynical-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2650824",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Like the actions of a snarling dog, especially in reference to facial nerve paralysis.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cynical"
    ]
  }
]