SNICKERED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

snickered

verb

past tense of snicker

as in laughed

to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions he snickered at the puzzled look on her face

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as in giggled

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound only hard-core fans of teen comedies will snicker at this lame attempt

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Recent Examples of snickered Zahida and Rubina snickered, with a villainy that bordered on hysterical. — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026 Behind the camera, crew members, and the audience members snickered. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026 In 2019, Good Morning America’s Lara Spencer and George Stephanopoulos snickered at the news that Britain’s 6-year-old Prince George was taking ballet classes. — Chloe Angyal, Time, 9 Mar. 2026 For decades, American politicians and investors have snickered at the nations that gave birth to Western democracy — Italy and Greece — as examples of fiscal excess. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025 Each acquisition has its logic, made with great force at the time of the announcement only to be of-course-it-failed snickered at when the sale inevitably unravels. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025

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In response, the actress simply laughed and turned to walk away with a friend who accompanied her.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Many researchers laughed at the programs’ sometimes embarrassing errors and doubted the models’ utility.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of laughed

Verb

Brandy and Goldberg smiled and giggled throughout the entire show, full of joy as the models twirled and commanded the runway in pieces ranging from cocktail dresses to red carpet-worthy gowns.

— Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
The dynamic duo giggled and hugged as curious onlookers took out their iPhones and started snapping away.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of giggled

Verb

Maud Ogilvie smiled amiably at Flynn, as if waiting for a challenge.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
While the men sported classic black tuxedos, Hargitay and her daughter smiled for cameras in near identical red gowns, an homage to the actress’ mother, ’50s movie star Jayne Mansfield.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of smiled

Verb

When reporters shouted questions about the bombshell conversation, the future king at the time simply chuckled, remained silent and carried on walking.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
As the media huddled around his locker in Wrigley Field’s underground home clubhouse, Crow-Armstrong raised his eyes, chuckled and shook his head at the totality of the scene.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of chuckled

Verb

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, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026

Definition of sneered

Verb

The teen screamed and sat up, CPW said, and the bear then ran to the foot of her bed.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Interviewees describe hacking little girls’ phones to see when their fathers came home and then bombing their houses, listening while the people on the line screamed and pleaded for help, while mothers cried over their burning daughters.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

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