Defenition of the word sneering

• Defenition of the word sneering

  • a contemptuous or scornful remark
  • a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
  • expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"
  • expressive of contempt

Synonyms for the word sneering

• • critical
  • depreciatory
  • derogatory
  • leer
  • negative
  • sneer
  • snide
  • sniping
  • supercilious
  • uncomplimentary

Similar words in the sneering

• • sneering
  • sneeringly
  • uncomplimentary

Hypernyms for the word sneering

• • contempt
  • scorn

See other words

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  • The interpretation of the word heckle
  • What is meant by catcall
  • The lexical meaning disdainful
  • The dictionary meaning of the word contemptuous
  • The grammatical meaning of the word curl your lip
  • Meaning of the word contemptuous shout
  • Literal and figurative meaning of the word travesty
  • The origin of the word sneeringly
  • Synonym for the word sneers
  • Antonyms for the word jeer at
  • Homonyms for the word scoff at
  • Hyponyms for the word heckling
  • Holonyms for the word hissing
  • Hypernyms for the word posse
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word name calling
  • Translation of the word in other languages mostly