Synonyms of snickering

snickering 1 of 2

noun

as in laughter

Related Words

• laughter
• insult
• satire
• catcall
• mimicry
• contempt
• disparagement
• disdain
• scorn
• burlesque
• ridicule
• put-down
• caricature
• pasquinade
• derision
• belittlement
• deprecation
• mockery
• sport

Dissimilar Words

• approval
• praise
• applause
• commendation

snickering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of snicker

1

as in laughing

to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions

he snickered at the puzzled look on her face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughing
• smiling
• sneering
• sniggering
• snorting
• sniffing
• jeering
• insulting
• ridiculing
• mocking
• deriding
• hooting
• disdaining
• taunting
• gibing
• disparaging
• despising
• teasing
• decrying
• belittling
• razzing
• catcalling
• tormenting
• scorning
• heckling
• scoffing (at)
• ribbing
• bad-mouthing
• pooh-poohing
• riding
• jiving
• putting down

2

as in giggling

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

only hard-core fans of teen comedies will snicker at this lame attempt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughing
• giggling
• chuckling
• screaming
• smiling
• grinning
• chortling
• tittering
• cackling
• roaring
• twittering
• hee-hawing
• cracking up
• splitting one's sides
• breaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crying
• sobbing
• weeping
• howling
• bawling
• whining
• wailing
• blubbering
• whimpering
• sniffling
• sighing
• groaning
• bleating
• sniveling
• squalling
• moaning
• yowling
• puling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snickering

Noun

Satire for political snickering. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026

This rare unity across the aisle in the wake of a horrible tragedy left TMZ, the popular entertainment news platform known for its tenacity and deluge of scoops, on the defensive about the on-air snickering. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025

Verb

There are people who keep snickering through the end, and then there are people who are moved by it and are clearly mad that those people are snickering. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026

However, there is no rule prohibiting snickering in private. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 26 May 2026

But after the boy’s friends started snickering, Gramps shifted to a more succinct potato reference. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026

But then, both songs get the film’s most showstopping presentations, so snickering evidently wasn’t the goal. — Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Dec. 2025

As the Columbus Blue Jackets were set to make their sixth-round pick in the 2008 NHL Draft, one of the club’s former scouts, Rob Riley, heard snickering among his colleagues at their table on the draft floor. — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

My friend can be forgiven for snickering. — Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025