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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

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

Julian Casablancas sneered his way into instant rock stardom nearly a quarter of a century ago as the glamorously disheveled frontman of the Strokes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

He explicitly sneered at the idea of birth control.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024

“Yeah, I’m really going to tell you, because it’s your business, Potter,” sneered Malfoy.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling