sneer at

Strongest matches

• criticize
• decry
• deride
• discredit
• disparage
• downplay
• scorn
• underestimate

Strong matches

• deprecate
• depreciate
• derogate
• diminish
• discount
• downgrade
• knock
• lower
• minimize
• pan
• rip
• roast
• slam
• smear
• trivialize
• underrate
• undervalue

Weak matches

• bad-mouth
• cut down to size
• cut to the quick
• dispraise
• dump on
• pooh pooh
• poor-mouth
• put down
• run down
• scoff at
• shoot down
• shoot full of holes
• take a swipe at
• take down
• take down a peg
• tear down
• write off

Strongest matches

• lower
• undervalue

Strong matches

• abuse
• asperse
• attack
• calumniate
• censure
• condemn
• contemn
• decry
• defame
• denigrate
• denounce
• deprecate
• deride
• derogate
• detract
• discount
• discountenance
• discredit
• disgrace
• disparage
• fault
• humble
• knock
• malign
• minimize
• rap
• revile
• roast
• scorn
• slam
• slander
• slight
• slur
• smear
• spurn
• traduce
• underestimate
• underrate
• vilify

Weak matches

• clamor against
• dispraise
• find fault with
• look down on
• put down
• run down
• scoff at
• take down a peg

Strongest matches

• abhor
• belittle
• deride
• despise
• pooh-pooh
• spurn

Strong matches

• chill
• cold-shoulder
• contemn
• disregard
• hate
• ignore
• refuse
• reject
• scout
• slight
• undervalue

Weak matches

• be allergic to
• look down nose at
• look down on
• misprize
• put down

Strongest matches

• belittle
• play down
• repudiate

Strong matches

• discount
• disregard
• rebuff
• reject

Weak matches

• brush aside
• make light of
• scoff at
• treat with contempt
• wave aside