Synonyms of snide

snide

adjective

ˈsnīd 

1

as in nasty

not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency

a snide trick to get the couple to gamble on a bet they had no real chance of winning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nasty
• vile
• dirty
• cruel
• vicious
• immoral
• contemptible
• bad
• ignoble
• despicable
• sordid
• detestable
• ignominious
• corrupt
• dishonorable
• low-down
• mean
• wretched
• execrable
• evil
• low-minded
• paltry
• base
• wicked
• low
• currish
• wrong
• foul
• iniquitous
• miscreant
• reprehensible
• villainous
• perverted
• depraved
• unscrupulous
• shameful
• censurable
• degenerate
• disgraceful
• blamable
• dissolute
• debauched
• unprincipled
• atrocious
• debased
• blameworthy
• unethical
• unworthy
• disreputable
• discreditable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• high
• honorable
• straight
• noble
• lofty
• honest
• virtuous
• excellent
• ethical
• righteous
• venerable
• good
• upright
• scrupulous
• just
• moral
• principled
• right
• high-minded
• commendable
• proper
• exemplary
• decent
• respectable
• reputable
• right-minded
• blameless
• guiltless
• seemly
• incorruptible
• irreproachable
• unerring
• uncorrupted

2

as in false

being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud

some small-time crook who was selling snide gems to gullible tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• false
• counterfeit
• fake
• forged
• spurious
• bogus
• inauthentic
• phony
• imitation
• ornamental
• mock
• misleading
• unauthentic
• deceptive
• sham
• artificial
• synthetic
• manufactured
• simulated
• cultured
• dummy
• factitious
• substitute
• mimic
• fabricated
• nonfunctioning
• delusive
• man-made

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• real
• genuine
• bona fide
• authentic
• natural
• unfaked
• actual
• true
• valid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snide

But to go so far as to dismiss the past… Making a snide comment about the Cannes audience, which has always welcomed him warmly, was pointless and unfair. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026

But this is the kind of last-ditch attempt to pull at her heartstrings, but Yasmin can’t help but be snide and bitchy. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026

The president then typed a long list of his own purported achievements and alleged that a snide remark Maher made about him on Friday was the result of a joke going over the veteran comic’s head. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2026

While some people will feel best letting snide remarks slide, others will feel compelled to push back. — Angela Haupt, Time, 9 Feb. 2026