Thesaurus / sneering
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That cold, sneering voice, with its note of threat, was like a hand of ice upon his overheated brain.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINI
She repressed her anger at Marius's sneering interference, and made a little gesture of dismay with her eloquent white hands.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINI
Poynter uttered a sneering laugh, which made Heath wince, and turn upon him wrathfully.
THE BAG OF DIAMONDSGEORGE MANVILLE FENN
The maid had the policy sometimes to submit to the mistress she ruled; with the faintest of sneering smiles she left the room.
THE RAKE'S PROGRESSMARJORIE BOWEN
Then she caught the sneering laughter of the man, and strove again in a fury.
RIDERS OF THE SILENCESJOHN FREDERICK
Perpetua answered him mildly, heedless of the sneering speech.
THE PROUD PRINCEJUSTIN HUNTLY MCCARTHY
It is the face of a woman half weary of, half sneering at the world.
JOHN INGERFIELD AND OTHER STORIESJEROME K. JEROME
“The sky will fall next,” said Artis, with a sneering laugh.
THE DARK HOUSEGEORG MANVILLE FENN
“But you were sneering at armour a little while ago, Ben,” said Roy.
THE YOUNG CASTELLANGEORGE MANVILLE FENN
In that sneering laugh of Kuala Pahangs echoed a world of maddening defiance.
CURSEDGEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND
WORDS RELATED TO SNEERING
- acrid
- alert
- arrogant
- backbiting
- biting
- bitter
- burlesque
- caustic
- chaffing
- clever
- contemptuous
- contradictory
- critical
- cutting
- cynical
- defiant
- derisive
- disparaging
- double-edged
- exaggerated
- implausible
- incisive
- incongruous
- keen
- mocking
- mordant
- paradoxical
- pungent
- quick-witted
- ridiculous
- sardonic
- satiric
- satirical
- scathing
- scoffing
- sharp
- sneering
- spicy
- trenchant
- twisted
- uncomplimentary
- witty
- wry
- acerbity
- acidity
- acridity
- acrimony
- aspersion
- banter
- bitterness
- burlesque
- causticity
- causticness
- censure
- comeback
- contempt
- corrosiveness
- criticism
- cut
- cynicism
- derision
- dig
- disparagement
- flouting
- invective
- irony
- lampooning
- mockery
- mordancy
- put-down
- raillery
- rancor
- ridicule
- satire
- scoffing
- scorn
- sharpness
- sneering
- superciliousness
- trenchancy
- wisecrack
- acerbity
- acidity
- acridity
- acrimony
- aspersion
- banter
- bitterness
- burlesque
- causticity
- causticness
- censure
- comeback
- contempt
- corrosiveness
- criticism
- cut
- cynicism
- derision
- dig
- disparagement
- flouting
- invective
- irony
- lampooning
- mockery
- mordacity
- put-down
- raillery
- rancor
- ridicule
- satire
- scoffing
- scorn
- sharpness
- sneering
- superciliousness
- trenchancy
- wisecrack
- acrid
- alert
- arrogant
- backbiting
- biting
- bitter
- burlesque
- caustic
- chaffing
- clever
- contemptuous
- contradictory
- critical
- cutting
- cynical
- defiant
- derisive
- disparaging
- double-edged
- exaggerated
- implausible
- incisive
- incongruous
- ironical
- keen
- mocking
- mordant
- paradoxical
- pungent
- quick-witted
- ridiculous
- sardonic
- satiric
- satirical
- scathing
- scoffing
- sharp
- sneering
- spicy
- trenchant
- twisted
- uncomplimentary
- unexpected
- witty
- wry
- acerb
- acerbic
- acid
- acrimonious
- arrogant
- austere
- backhanded
- biting
- bitter
- brusque
- captious
- carping
- caustic
- chaffing
- contemptuous
- contumelious
- corrosive
- cussed
- cutting
- cynical
- derisive
- disillusioned
- disparaging
- disrespectful
- evil
- hostile
- irascible
- ironical
- jeering
- mean
- mocking
- mordant
- needling
- offensive
- ornery
- salty
- sardonic
- satirical
- saucy
- scoffing
- scorching
- scornful
- scurrilous
- severe
- sharp
- smart-alecky
- snarling
- sneering
- taunting
- trenchant
- twitting
- weisenheiming
- acrid
- alert
- arrogant
- backbiting
- biting
- bitter
- burlesque
- caustic
- chaffing
- clever
- contemptuous
- contradictory
- critical
- cutting
- cynical
- defiant
- derisive
- disparaging
- double-edged
- exaggerated
- implausible
- incisive
- incongruous
- ironical
- keen
- mocking
- mordant
- paradoxical
- pungent
- quick-witted
- ridiculous
- sardonic
- satiric
- satirical
- scathing
- scoffing
- sharp
- sneering
- spicy
- trenchant
- twisted
- uncomplimentary
- unexpected
- witty
- wry
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