1
a
: false, counterfeit
b
: practicing deception : dishonest
a snide merchant
2
: unworthy of esteem : low
a snide trick
3
: slyly disparaging : insinuating
snide remarks
snidely
adverb
snideness
noun
Examples of snide in a Sentence
a snide trick to get the couple to gamble on a bet they had no real chance of winning
some small-time crook who was selling snide gems to gullible tourists
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Franklin’s writing in a sage, sort of snide third person voice that reminds me of some of my middle-aughts faves.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
The comedian turned television producer has been the most vocal about her move, prompting snide jokes from the Trump administration.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2025
The stage version of Good Night, and Good Luck (titled after Murrow’s snide sign-off at the end of each show) opens and closes with Murrow’s speech in 1958 at the annual meeting of the Radio and Television News Directors Association.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025
Letterman may be the obvious precedent but Mulaney’s delivery is less snide than lightly panicked, as if some Netflix thugs have their hands on a switch off-camera, eager to cut to black.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
The comedian turned television producer has been the most vocal about her move, prompting snide jokes from the Trump administration.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2025
The stage version of Good Night, and Good Luck (titled after Murrow’s snide sign-off at the end of each show) opens and closes with Murrow’s speech in 1958 at the annual meeting of the Radio and Television News Directors Association.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025
Letterman may be the obvious precedent but Mulaney’s delivery is less snide than lightly panicked, as if some Netflix thugs have their hands on a switch off-camera, eager to cut to black.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snide
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“Snide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snide. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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snide
adjective1
: low entry 2 sense 9b, mean
a snide trick
2
: slyly uncomplimentary or insulting
snide remarks
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