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sneered (at)

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past tense of sneer (at)

Synonyms & Antonyms of sneered (at)

as in scoffed (at), scorned

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for sneered (at)

scoffed (at),
scorned

derided,
gibed
(or jibed),
jeered,
laughed (at),
mocked,
ridiculed,
scouted,
shot down,
skewered

bad-mouthed,
belittled,
decried,
disparaged,
pooh-poohed
(also poohed),
put down

chaffed,
jived,
joshed,
kidded,
quizzed,
rallied,
razzed,
ribbed,
rode
(or chiefly dialectal rid),
teased,
tweaked,
twitted

baited,
barracked
[chiefly British],
bugged,
catcalled,
harassed,
harried,
hassled,
heckled,
needled,
pestered,
ragged,
targeted,
taunted,
tormented

aped,
burlesqued,
caricatured,
imitated,
lampooned,
mimicked,
parodied,
parroted,
pilloried,
satirized,
took off (on),
travestied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for sneered (at)

applauded,
approved,
commended,
endorsed
(also indorsed),
sanctioned

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“Sneered (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneered%20%28at%29. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.

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