Thesaurus results for SNEERED

sneered

verb

past tense of sneer

as in smiled

to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions they brushed off his sneer and went about their business

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Recent Examples of sneered Nobody sneered at authority and received wisdom more than Johnny Rotten. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026 Texas and Florida were COVID-19 wildfires, where the rates of infection soared due to the irresponsible actions of their respective governors who allowed businesses to remain open, all but sneered at immunization and encouraged people to gather maskless at public venues. — Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026 The universities have sneered at the people who are feeding them. — Richard K. Vedder, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026 Be the person folks used to have so much admiration for, versus someone sneered at when his name is mentioned. — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 Jan. 2026 Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults. — Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026 A lot of critics and intellectual types sneered at its sentimentality and its love story. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 This past week Trump sneered at a reporter who asked about the Argentina bailout. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneered

Verb

Even Sirianni smiled when a reporter referenced the line after the game.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
When the video ended, a camera panned to Devers, who smiled and waved to his former fanbase.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of smiled

Verb

Nabil and Sliman laughed at how the leather soon stank before Nabil could figure it all out.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
While the Diamondbacks took batting practice before Tuesday’s game, Banister and Berry laughed together while engaging in a friendly conversation at first base that ended in a hug.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026