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Synonyms & Antonyms of snide
1
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency
- a snide trick to get the couple to gamble on a bet they had no real chance of winning
Synonyms for snide
- base,
- contemptible,
- currish,
- despicable,
- detestable,
- dirty,
- dishonorable,
- execrable,
- ignoble,
- ignominious,
- low,
- low-down,
- low-minded,
- mean,
- nasty,
- paltry,
- sordid,
- vile,
- wretched
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2
being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud
- some small-time crook who was selling snide gems to gullible tourists
Synonyms for snide
- bogus,
- counterfeit,
- fake,
- false,
- forged,
- inauthentic,
- phony
- (also phoney),
- queer,
- sham,
- spurious,
- unauthentic
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The first known use of snide was circa 1859
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