adj.
VERBS
▪ be , feel , seem , sound
▪
I hope I don't sound unduly ~.
▪ become , get , grow
▪ remain
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ deeply
▪
his deeply ~ attitude
▪ completely , totally , utterly ( esp. BrE )
▪ overly , unduly
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
I'm a little ~ about her motives.
Cynical is used with these nouns: ↑ disregard , ↑ exercise , ↑ exploitation , ↑ eyebrow , ↑ laugh , ↑ manipulation , ↑ ploy , ↑ view