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as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
working all day with such snarky jerks is exhausting
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as in sarcastic
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
with champagne as a lubricant, she unleashed an unending series of snarky comments for the duration of the wedding reception
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Recent Examples of snarky
Appendage director Anna Zlokovic’s own witch project is a decidedly less subtle affair, pitting a couple of snarky teenagers against a perversely maternal urban legend and her infantilized victims.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Never has a snarky, clumsily worded and insensitive-sounding aside caused so much trouble.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
That show ended up drawing headlines due Santana’s snarky comment about the crowd’s lack of energy and enthusiasm.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
In another case, a senior executive received a passive-aggressive, snarky Slack message that struck a nerve.
—Naz Beheshti, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Never has a snarky, clumsily worded and insensitive-sounding aside caused so much trouble.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
That show ended up drawing headlines due Santana’s snarky comment about the crowd’s lack of energy and enthusiasm.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
In another case, a senior executive received a passive-aggressive, snarky Slack message that struck a nerve.
—Naz Beheshti, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snarky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snarky
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Most cases clear up on their own without complications, but parents should contact a doctor if a child cannot keep fluids down, has a high fever lasting more than a few days or seems unusually drowsy or irritable.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Also known as irritable hip, the condition is due to inflammation of the hip joint lining.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Justine Lupe plays Joanne’s sarcastic best friend, sister, sometimes-advisor and podcast co-host Morgan Williams.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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As a model named Carl, stuck in a relationship corrupted by microcelebrity and Instagram view counts, Dickinson ticks with exasperation and sarcastic logic, his jaw clenched, his eyes wide and staring.—
Carrie Battan,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Behold the golden-orange horizon over Kitt Peak National Observatory, a fiery twilight moment where day bows out and the stars prepare their grand entrance.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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After making the difficult choice to leave Fritz, Nicks recalled the beginnings of her famously fiery romance with Buckingham.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The satirical newscast’s correspondents have been taking turns filling in the rest of the week.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Court records show that SpaceX, the rocket company founded in 2002 by billionaire Elon Musk, has settled a lawsuit filed in 2024 by Cards Against Humanity, the maker of the popular satirical party game of the same name.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Snarky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarky. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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