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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Sneered at in favor of the more established and genteel arts—cinema, literature—this TV couldn’t get no respect: The most powerful, lucrative, and popular mass medium of our time was also a scrappy underdog.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2019

Sneered the Washington Post: "No longer, presumably, need we worry about the lethal power of the big bruiser next door with the club, once we are told his heart is pure."

From Time Magazine Archive

Sneered the leonine C.I.O. boss: "Droolings from the pallid lips of a traitor."

From Time Magazine Archive

Sneered a small-town delegate: "Aw sit down, Mr. Trotsky."

From Time Magazine Archive

Sneered at by the thrifty French, denied a penny's worth of credit at the shops, they dragged out desolate lives, fifty times more bitter than death.

From Superwomen by Terhune, Albert Payson