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
The universities have sneered at the people who are feeding them.
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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
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
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So Cote smiled when a fellow tourist with a fancy camera approached.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Asked what his victory could mean for Brazil, the Olympic champion — who was already the first Brazilian to win a World Cup race — smiled.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The crowd wasn’t fazed by Dillane being alone on stage and laughed often at his expletive-laced recollections on his career path.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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All my classmates laughed at me.—
Judith Levy,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Sneered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneered. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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