cynical vs saccharine

cynical

adj
  • Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking. 

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

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

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

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

saccharine

adj
  • Excessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental to the point of ridiculousness; sickly sweet, syrupy. 

  • Resembling granulated sugar; saccharoid. 

  • Of or relating to saccharin (“a white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products”). 

noun
  • Sentimentalism. 

How often have the words cynical and saccharine occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )