Antonyms for sneer
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : sneer |
| Phonetic Transcription : snɪər |
Definition of sneer
Origin :- 1550s, "to snort" (of horses), perhaps from North Frisian sneere "to scorn," related to Old English fnæran "to snort, gnash one's teeth," of imitative origin (cf. Danish snærre "to grin like a dog," Middle Dutch, Middle High German snarren "to rattle"). Meaning "to smile contemptuously" is from 1670s; sense of "to curl the upper lip in scorn" is attested from 1775. Related: Sneered; sneering. Sneer word is in E. Digby Baltzell (1987).
- verb mock, condemn
- "You have found a new business, I see," he said, with a sneer.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- She had completed the verse with the hint of a sneer in her tones.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- And sneer'd at just fraternity, and the equal rights of man.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- He made an effort to shake off the feeling, and spoke with a sneer.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- You ought not thus to sneer at physic, and make me lose my precious time.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- He tapped his breast-pocket with a sneer of bucolic triumph.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- There was a sneer on the monster as he pressed something on the tube.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- "'Touch him,'" murmured Mrs. Belknap-Jackson with an able sneer.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "You are changing, in fact," replied the other with a sneer.
- Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various
- Haunted his lips in a sneer of restless, incredulous mocking.
- Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells
Synonyms for sneer
- affront
- belittle
- burlesque
- caricature
- crack
- curl one's lip at
- decry
- deride
- detract
- disdain
- disparage
- dump
- fleer
- flout
- gibe
- gird
- give Bronx cheer
- grin
- hold in contempt
- hold up to ridicule
- insult
- jeer
- jest
- lampoon
- laugh at
- leer
- look down on
- put down
- quip at
- rally
- rank out
- ridicule
- satirize
- scoff
- scorn
- slam
- slight
- smile
- sneeze at
- sniff at
- snigger
- swipe
- taunt
- travesty
- turn up one's nose
- twit
- underrate
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