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

The family smiled together for one photo before making heart-hand gestures for the next snap.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
The singer smiled and flipped her hair for the camera while the boat made its way through a tunnel.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of smiled

Verb

Kotzmacher said people leaving the arena pointed, laughed and taunted her group over Indiana’s loss and Cunningham’s performance.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Cole joined the group but later confessed everything to Kacie, who laughed it off, allowing the couple to move past the incident before their wedding.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026