sneered

VERB

mock, condemn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belittle deride grin jeer scoff taunt

STRONG

affront burlesque caricature crack decry detract disdain disparage dump fleer flout gibe gird insult jest lampoon leer rally ridicule satirize scorn slam slight smile snigger swipe travesty twit underrate

WEAK

curl one's lip at give Bronx cheer hold in contempt hold up to ridicule laugh at look down on put down quip at rank out sneeze at sniff at turn up one's nose

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment praise

STRONG

admire applaud approve commend flatter laud respect weaken

Example Sentences

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Rowling sneered at Oates’ concern, while Musk referred to the author as “a bit of an extinctionist.”

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

"I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that, yes, we are all going to perish from this earth," she sneered while walking in a cemetery.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025

He sold Amway nylons to FBI secretaries while other agents sneered.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

A couple of generations ago, Antiguan dialect was sneered at and children were commonly forbidden to speak it in school.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

I think back to the opening ceremony party, when I’d confronted him and Max Martin, when he’d sneered at me.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu