SNEER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SNEER?

Need another word that means the same as “sneer”? Find 43 synonyms and 30 related words for “sneer” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Sneer” are: leer, curl of one's lip, curl of the lip, mirthless smile, smirk, snicker, snigger, jibe, barb, jeer, taunt, insult, cutting remark, slight, affront, slur, insinuation, curl one's lip, smile disparagingly, smile contemptuously, smile smugly, smile conceitedly, smile cruelly, smile mirthlessly, scoff at, scorn, be contemptuous of, treat with contempt, hold in contempt, disdain, mock, jeer at, gibe at, ridicule, deride, make cutting remarks about

Sneer as a Noun

Definitions of "Sneer" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sneer” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.
• A facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls.
• A contemptuous or scornful remark.

Synonyms of "Sneer" as a noun (17 Words)

affront	An action or remark that causes outrage or offence. The sackings were an affront to justice.
barb	A fleshy filament at the mouth of some fish such as barbel and catfish. His barb hurt more than she cared to admit.
curl of one's lip	A strand or cluster of hair.
curl of the lip	A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals.
cutting remark	An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine.
insinuation	The act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments. I ve done nothing to deserve all your vicious insinuations.
insult	A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect. They yelled insults at the visiting team.
jeer	A rude and mocking remark. The taunts and jeers of my classmates.
jibe	An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect. A jibe at his old rivals.
leer	A facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls. He gave me a sly leer.
mirthless smile	Great merriment.
slight	A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval. He was seething at the slight to his authority.
slur	An insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation. The comments were a slur on staff at the hospital.
smirk	A smug, conceited, or silly smile. Gloria pursed her mouth in a self satisfied smirk.
snicker	A whinny. He could not evoke a snicker with his jokes.
snigger	A disrespectful laugh. We heard the sniggers caused by their little jokes.
taunt	A remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone. Pupils will play truant rather than face the taunts of classmates about their ragged clothes.

Usage Examples of "Sneer" as a noun

• He acknowledged their presence with a condescending sneer.

Sneer as a Verb

Definitions of "Sneer" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sneer” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Smile contemptuously.
• Smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner.
• Express through a scornful smile.

Synonyms of "Sneer" as a verb (26 Words)

affront	Offend the modesty or values of. She was affronted by his familiarity.
be contemptuous of	Have an existence, be extant.
curl one's lip	Shape one’s body into a curl.
deride	Express contempt for; ridicule. He derided his student s attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics.
disdain	Look down on with disdain. He disdained his patients as an inferior rabble.
gibe at	Laugh at with contempt and derision.
hold in contempt	To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.
insult	Treat, mention, or speak to rudely. He insulted her with his rude remarks.
jeer at	Laugh at with contempt and derision.
make cutting remarks about	Appear to begin an activity.
mock	Imitate with mockery and derision. At Christmas arguments and friction mock our pretence at peace.
ridicule	Subject to laughter or ridicule. His theory was ridiculed and dismissed.
scoff at	Treat with contemptuous disregard.
scorn	Refuse to do something because one is too proud. The professor scorns the students who don t catch on immediately.
slight	Pay no attention to, disrespect. A Council determined whether the Fort should be kept or slighted.
smile conceitedly	Express with a smile.
smile contemptuously	Express with a smile.
smile cruelly	Change one’s facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure.
smile disparagingly	Change one’s facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure.
smile mirthlessly	Express with a smile.
smile smugly	Express with a smile.
smirk	Smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way. He smirked in triumph.
snicker	Laugh quietly. He could imagine them snickering as he passed.
snigger	Laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way. The boys at school were sure to snigger at him behind his back.
taunt	Provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks. You once taunted me taunted me with cowardice because I dared not face the world and conquer it.
treat with contempt	Interact in a certain way.

Usage Examples of "Sneer" as a verb

• She sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano.
• She had sneered at their bad taste.
• ‘I see you're conservative in your ways,’ David sneered.
• She sneered her contempt.

Associations of "Sneer" (30 Words)

barrack	Lodge in barracks. The granary in which the platoons were barracked.
boo	An utterance of boo to show disapproval of a speaker or performer. The team were booed off the pitch.
catcall	Make a catcall. He walked out to jeers and catcalls.
charade	A word acted out in an episode of the game of charades. Talk of unity was nothing more than a charade.
contempt	A manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous. When he was found to have lied to the House this was a contempt.
deride	Treat or speak of with contempt. The decision was derided by environmentalists.
derision	The act of deriding or treating with contempt. My stories were greeted with derision and disbelief.
discredit	The state of being held in low esteem. They committed crimes which brought discredit upon the administration.
disrepute	The state of being held in low esteem. One of the top clubs in the country is bringing the game into disrepute.
disrespect	A manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous. A young brave who disrespects his elders.
flout	Treat with contemptuous disregard. The advertising code is being flouted.
gibe	An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect. She proved impervious to his sarcastic gibes.
heckle	Comb with a heckle. He was booed and heckled when he tried to address the demonstrators.
hoot	Of an owl utter a hoot. She began to hoot with laughter.
irreverence	A disrespectful act. An attitude of irreverence towards politicians.
jeer	Make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice. Some of the younger men jeered at him.
jibe	Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics. Some cynics in the media might jibe.
lampoon	A speech or text lampooning someone or something. The actor was lampooned by the press.
leer	A suggestive or sneering look or grin. The men leered at the young women on the beach.
mock	The act of mocking or ridiculing. The children mocked their handicapped classmate.
mockery	Ludicrously futile action. After a mockery of a trial in London he was executed.
parody	Make a parody of. He gave her a parody of a smile.
playfully	In a playful manner. Lily laughed and playfully slapped him across the chest.
ridicule	Subject to laughter or ridicule. The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house.
sarcasm	Witty language used to convey insults or scorn–Jonathan Swif. He used sarcasm to upset his opponent.
satire	A genre of literature characterized by the use of satire. A number of articles on Elizabethan satire.
satirize	Ridicule with satire. The movie satirized the notion of national superiority.
scoff	An expression of scornful derision. Scoffs of disbelief.
spoof	A trick played on someone as a joke. They proceeded to spoof Western intelligence with false information.
travesty	Make a travesty of. Michael has betrayed the family by travestying them in his plays.