What is another word for sneer?
Pronunciation:
[ snˈi͡ə], [ snˈiə], [ s_n_ˈiə]
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Similar words for sneer:
- barb (noun)
- dig (noun)
- gibe (noun)
- grimace (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- put-down (noun)
- ridicule (noun)
- scorn (noun)
- leer (noun, verb)
- body (verb)
- deride (verb)
- flout (verb)
- gibe (verb)
- gird (verb)
- grimace (verb)
- insult (verb)
- jeer (verb)
- look down on (verb)
- mock (verb)
- mock, condemn (verb)
- ridicule (verb)
- scoff (verb)
- scorn (verb)
- simper (verb)
- slander (verb)
- snicker (verb)
- snicker/snigger/sniggle (verb)
- spurn (verb)
- taunt (verb)
- other synonyms
- flout
- leer
- other relevant words
- ridicule
- simper
- slander
- snicker
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Sneer:
n.
• barb (noun) • dig (noun) • gibe (noun) • grimace (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun) • put-down (noun) • ridicule (noun) • scorn (noun)n. & v.
• leer (noun, verb)v.
• body (verb) • deride (verb)- did number on,
- didst a number on,
- doest number on,
- de rides,
- does number on,
- dumps on,
- dumping on,
- poohpooh,
- de tracts,
- de-riding,
- doeth a number on,
- de ride,
- de-ride,
- doest a number on,
- de-tract,
- did a number on,
- doing number on,
- doeth number on,
- does a number on,
- de riding,
- dost number on,
- de tract,
- de-rides,
- disses,
- didst number on,
- de-tracts,
- doth a number on,
- dissed,
- dost a number on,
- doing a number on,
- doth number on.
- dis-regarding,
- out rages,
- dis regards,
- dis regard,
- out raging,
- thumbing nose at,
- dis-regarded,
- thumbed nose at,
- dis-regard,
- out-raging,
- out-rages,
- thumbs nose at,
- dis regarding,
- out-raged,
- dis-regards,
- dis regarded,
- out raged,
- out-rage.
- dis respects,
- dis-respecting,
- dis respected,
- poking fun at,
- dis respect,
- dis-respected,
- dis-respects,
- dis respecting,
- dis-respect.
- makes wry face,
- makes a face,
- mis shaping,
- mis-shaping,
- mis shapen,
- de-form,
- dis torts,
- screwed one's face,
- mis-shaped,
- screwed up one face,
- mis-shape,
- de-forming,
- screwed ones face,
- screwing up face,
- screw one face,
- making face,
- screw up one face,
- mis shaped,
- screws up one face,
- screws up face,
- mis shape,
- screws up ones face,
- screw ones face,
- made face,
- mis-shapes,
- screws one face,
- made a face,
- screw up ones face,
- screwed up ones face,
- screwed up one's face,
- de-forms,
- dis-torts,
- screwing up ones face,
- making wry face,
- screwed one face,
- screw face,
- de formed,
- screwing ones face,
- screw one's face,
- de forms,
- screwed up face,
- made a wry face,
- screwed face,
- makes a wry face,
- screwing up one's face,
- screws one's face,
- screwing face,
- mis shapes,
- making a wry face,
- screwing one's face,
- made wry face,
- screwing up one face,
- screwing one face,
- dis-tort,
- making a face,
- de-formed,
- screws face,
- make wry face,
- screws up one's face,
- screws ones face,
- de forming,
- dis tort,
- DE Form,
- makes face,
- make face,
- screw up face.
- dis honored,
- steps one's toes,
- dis obliges,
- stepped toes,
- step toes,
- dis obliging,
- cuts quick,
- stepping ones toes,
- stepping on ones toes,
- de-base,
- dis-honor,
- under estimating,
- stepping one toes,
- stepped one toes,
- stepped ones toes,
- dis-obliges,
- de graded,
- under estimated,
- under-estimate,
- stepped one's toes,
- steps on ones toes,
- under estimate,
- stepped on one toes,
- step on toes,
- de-graded,
- de-based,
- step on ones toes,
- under estimates,
- stepped on ones toes,
- de-basing,
- stepping one's toes,
- cuts to the quick,
- dis-oblige,
- dis obliged,
- cutting the quick,
- dis-honored,
- de grading,
- dis honor,
- re vile,
- step one toes,
- cutting quick,
- stepping on one toes,
- steps on toes,
- dis-honors,
- de-grading,
- stepped on one's toes,
- dis oblige,
- de grade,
- stepping toes,
- step ones toes,
- dis-obliging,
- cutting to the quick,
- de based,
- cut to quick,
- de-grade,
- step on one toes,
- dis honoring,
- de base,
- steps on one toes,
- stepped on toes,
- cut quick,
- de basing,
- steps one toes,
- under-estimated,
- cut the quick,
- steps on one's toes,
- stepping on toes,
- stepping on one's toes,
- steps toes,
- re-vile,
- under-estimating,
- cuts the quick,
- step one's toes,
- cutting to quick,
- cuts to quick,
- de grades,
- de-grades,
- dis honors,
- steps ones toes,
- dis-obliged,
- dis-honoring.
- made crack,
- making a crack,
- making crack,
- comebacking,
- poked fun,
- poking fun,
- comebacked,
- made a crack,
- pokes fun,
- make crack,
- makes crack,
- makes a crack.
- turned nose at,
- turn nose at,
- turns nose up at,
- turning nose up at,
- looked down on,
- turned nose up at,
- turns nose at,
- turning nose at.
- lampoon,
- gibe,
- satirize,
- sniff at,
- sneeze at,
- dump,
- smile,
- underrate,
- give bronx cheer,
- swipe,
- burlesque,
- turn up one's nose,
- quip at,
- grin,
- twit,
- travesty,
- detract,
- slight,
- slam,
- laugh at,
- rally,
- caricature,
- put down,
- curl one's lip at,
- affront,
- hold up to ridicule,
- crack,
- belittle,
- decry.
- dis counting,
- dis counts,
- dis-believes,
- be-little,
- dis-believe,
- makes light of,
- dug at,
- making light of,
- digging at,
- dis believed,
- dis-believing,
- be littles,
- digs at,
- dis-believed,
- dis believes,
- dis counted,
- dis-counts,
- dis-counted,
- dis credits,
- be-littles,
- dis-credited,
- digged at,
- dis believe,
- dis crediting,
- dis credit,
- dis believing,
- dis-crediting,
- dis credited,
- dis-credit,
- dis-counting,
- dis-credits.
- is above,
- re-fused,
- considers beneath one,
- re-fuse,
- am above,
- re fused,
- considering beneath one,
- scoffs at,
- are above,
- were above,
- wast above,
- re fuse,
- wert above,
- art above,
- re fusing,
- turns back on,
- scoffing at,
- being above,
- re fuses,
- turning back on,
- was above,
- considered beneath one.
- be-lying,
- de file,
- slinging mud,
- de-filed,
- de-cried,
- be lying,
- ran smear campaign,
- be-smirched,
- de-crying,
- de faming,
- de fames,
- de cried,
- de-file,
- blackened name,
- be smirching,
- strumpeted,
- casting slur on,
- bad mouth,
- gave a bad name,
- gives bad name,
- gives a bad name,
- de-famed,
- de fame,
- be smirches,
- de-cries,
- muckrakes,
- de famed,
- de filed,
- de crying,
- de-faming,
- running smear campaign,
- be-smirch,
- de filing,
- de-files,
- de-fames,
- casts slur on,
- casting a slur on,
- runs smear campaign,
- be smirch,
- de-fame,
- slung mud,
- give bad name,
- be-lied,
- de cry,
- blackens name,
- slings mud,
- giving bad name,
- be-smirches,
- be lied,
- blackening name,
- de cries,
- gave bad name,
- casts a slur on,
- be-smirching,
- be smirched,
- de-cry,
- de files,
- giving a bad name,
- de-filing.
- hee-hawed,
- heehawed,
- sniggles,
- hee hawing,
- hee hawed,
- teeheed,
- hee-hawing,
- heehawing,
- hee-haws,
- teeheeing,
- Sniggled,
- teehees,
- hee haws,
- hee haw.
- dis-missed,
- dis-missing,
- re pulsing,
- re pulses,
- de-clines,
- dis-approves,
- de-cline,
- dis-approving,
- holds contempt,
- de clines,
- steering clear,
- dis-approved,
- dis approving,
- held contempt,
- re-probates,
- de cline,
- holding in contempt,
- holds in contempt,
- re-buffing,
- nixed,
- steered clear,
- give cold shoulder,
- re-probate,
- re buffed,
- re probating,
- dis approve,
- dis missing,
- dis approved,
- dis-approve,
- dis approves,
- re probate,
- re-pulsing,
- held in contempt,
- holding contempt,
- re pulsed,
- re-probated,
- re buffing,
- re-pulses,
- re-pulsed,
- re-buffed,
- hold contempt,
- steers clear,
- dis missed.
Other synonyms:
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- blow off.
- Reprobating,
- Sniggle,
- snigger,
- showing contempt,
- consider beneath one,
- japing,
- Fleered,
- flout,
- turned back on,
- lout,
- hold in contempt,
- Burlesqued,
- girt,
- hee-haw,
- jollied,
- snipe,
- made light of,
- DISES,
- step on one's toes,
- insult,
- screw up one's face,
- make a face,
- turn nose up at,
- make a crack,
- be little,
- simper,
- not hear of,
- guffawing,
- slander,
- dis,
- dig at,
- jiving,
- do a number on,
- make light of,
- snipes,
- Sniping,
- Smirking,
- Caricatured,
- louting,
- disrespected,
- scoffed at,
- do number on,
- poke fun at,
- Sniped,
- grimacing,
- spoofed,
- Fleering,
- japed,
- Sneered,
- poke fun,
- spoofing,
- jive,
- Reprobated,
- mis-shapen,
- mock,
- scoff at,
- Mouthed,
- gird,
- Caricaturing,
- swipe at,
- mocking,
- louted,
- jeer,
- scoff,
- funned,
- Trashed,
- jest,
- make a wry face,
- Jollies,
- jives,
- dumped on,
- steer clear,
- poked fun at,
- Burlesquing,
- look down on,
- deride,
- guffawed,
- funning,
- Smirked,
- turn back on,
- sniggering,
- laughed at,
- disrespecting,
- spurn,
- dissing,
- dump on,
- pokes fun at,
- be above,
- taunt,
- razzed,
- show contempt,
- make fun of,
- under-estimates,
- blistered,
- teehee,
- nixing,
- Mocked,
- cut to the quick,
- quiz,
- jollying,
- pooh pooh,
- buffooning,
- Ragging,
- fun at.
- RAZ,
- make a fool of,
- Lampooned,
- pulling one's leg,
- Hazing,
- sent up,
- sends up,
- Ridiculed,
- Hazed,
- cartooning,
- pull leg,
- pull one's leg,
- cartooned,
- make a game of,
- send up.
- cast slur on,
- blacken name,
- cast a slur on,
- strumpet,
- badmouth,
- run smear campaign,
- strumpeting,
- sling mud,
- give a bad name,
- muckraking,
- muckraked.
- traduce,
- Despect,
- diminish,
- barrack,
- libel,
- satirically,
- torment,
- beam,
- tantalize,
- disapprove,
- dismiss,
- sneeringly,
- thrust,
- laugh,
- depreciate,
- roar,
- jeering,
- disregard,
- heckle,
- censoriousness,
- feel contempt for,
- malign,
- boo,
- jeeringly,
- cynical,
- sardonically,
- Spurning,
- make fun,
- Pooh,
- derisively,
- blacken,
- jibe,
- disdainful,
- ironically,
- asperse,
- hoot,
- wisecrack,
- sniff,
- giggle,
- mob,
- quizzical,
- snort,
- resentfully,
- contemn,
- ironical,
- ENG,
- scoffingly,
- raspberry,
- jab,
- scout,
- Misprize,
- repulse,
- hold cheap,
- blaspheme,
- irony,
- take exception,
- banter,
- remove,
- haughty,
- brickbat,
- despise,
- scornfully,
- criticise,
- neglect,
- laugh off,
- guffaw,
- sardonic,
- bullyrag,
- blow upon,
- wince,
- nibble at,
- satire,
- uncomfortable,
- abuse,
- andbarrack,
- jeer at,
- tease,
- bug,
- jape,
- sardonic grin,
- contemptuously,
- bothersome,
- pick to pieces,
- sarcastic,
- Bronx Cheer,
- dubiously,
- swagger,
- be disrespectful,
- cavil,
- look down upon,
- totter,
- Avile,
- Vilipend,
- cut up,
- pull to pieces,
- raillery,
- sarcasm,
- put on,
- chaff,
- sulkily,
- forced,
- Vilipendency,
- scoffing,
- ironic,
- scathingly,
- suspiciously,
- gib,
- contemptuous,
- denounce,
- derogate,
- scathing,
- annoy,
- arrogant,
- by-word,
- disparaging,
- sarcastically,
- hassle,
- find fault with,
- calumniate,
- abase,
- think nothing of,
- cast aspersions,
- smoke,
- sneeze,
- set at naught,
- make a laughing-stock,
- acerbically,
- wipe,
- scornful,
- dry,
- defy,
- carping,
- humiliation,
- look,
- disdainfully,
- bespatter,
- backcap,
- brand,
- embarrassed,
- bounce,
- sullenly,
- awkward,
- rail at,
- Gleek,
- wry,
- pessimistically,
- defame,
- doubtfully,
- trifle with,
- spoof,
- snub,
- be contemptuous of,
- cold shoulder,
- derisive,
- revile,
- nasty look,
- slap,
- condescend,
- Disprize,
- flounce,
- incredulously,
- knock,
- rib,
- carp at,
- Hypercriticism,
- minimize,
- curl one's lip,
- negatively,
- cynically,
- stumble,
- vilify,
- snip,
- dirty look,
- annoying,
- peck at,
- shamble,
- drily,
- rebuff,
- sneer at,
- no,
- cut,
- criticize,
- ashamed,
- underestimate,
- fool,
- muckrake,
- sneering,
- Despiciency,
- fastidiousness,
- niggle,
- hiss,
- pooh-pooh,
- backbite,
- make sport of,
- cry down,
- mockery,
- whistle at,
- contempt,
- mockingly,
- contumely,
- fling,
- make game of,
- offence,
- disparagingly,
- Mordantly,
- degrade,
- unimportance,
- guy,
- scowl.
How to use "Sneer" in context?
The ability to sneer is an essential part of a sophisticated social life. It shows that we are in control and that we are not to be taken seriously. It can also be seen as a warning signal to other people. The sneer can be used in a variety of situations, from small talk to anger. It is often used to express contempt.
Homophones for Sneer:
- seigniory, signore, seminary, shimmery, seymour, swimmer, schmeer, shammer, sunray, schmear, seasoner, seignior, summery, signora, signer, sagamore, signor, samurai, seigneur, shiner, Samaria, shnorrer, signory, sumer, scunner, snarer, scammer, seigneury, Schnorrer, shnorr, senora, snorer, senor, summer haw, seminar, summer, saimiri, simmer, scenery, sneerer, scanner, swimwear, schemer, skimmer, summary, shimmer, sonar, sonora, snore, schooner, sumner, Samian Ware, smear, sayonara, samara, shmear, sycamore, somrai, snare, sooner, scenario, senhor, somewhere, schnorr, sinner, skinner, senior, sun-ray, signior.
Hyponym for Sneer:
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