[thoughtomator]

There was never the slightest doubt that this story was a fraud, so cynicism wins out here.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

"At best, anyone who bought this for a second is nowhere near cynical ^skeptical enough.”

There was never the slightest doubt that this story was a fraud, so cynicism wins out here.

Even looking at it that way, the usage is wrong. One who insists that cynicism is justified can say, "nowhere near skeptical enough." But cynicism as you mean it is the ultimate in skepticism - and to say, “not cynical enough” is like saying “not best enough” rather than “not good enough.”