Converse of object

• hear: The Craft of Writing Romance Jean Saunders Do I hear the cynics among you say that romance is dead?

• say: What they really mean, say the cynics, is the trust doesn't want to carry the cost of coastal defenses.

• let: Let the cynics mock; to me, it shows tremendous joie de vivre.

• make: To free them without a trial would mock the dead and make cynics of the living.

• confound: The report has been covered extensively in the press for example E-learning success confounds cynics - TES January 30, 2004 ( PDF ).

• bear: Being natural born cynics, what we want to know is which is the worst campaign out there.

Adjective modifier

• twisted: Guaranteed to blow the wind out of your sails, Despair Posters are ideal for bitter and twisted cynics everywhere... .

• nasty: Nasty old cynics, taking account of the numbers quoted above ( The cup is half full... .

• old: Nasty old cynics, taking account of the numbers quoted above ( The cup is half full... .

• hardened: To hardened cynics, it may all seem a little idealistic.

• other: I can assure Richard and any other cynics that absolutely no decisions have been made.

• professional: Yet, these professional cynics are getting things wrong again in attributing blame.