SNIDE Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

snide

adjective

ˈsnīd

Definition of snide

as in nasty

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

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as in false

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

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Recent Examples of snide In an inversion of the more common critical reception of an emerging artist, this new writer’s poetry was often noticed but seldom admired, notwithstanding the Daily Mirror’s snide enthusiasm. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Ochoa’s snide speech about his privileged private school becomes a wrenching aria of desolation and need. — Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026 But to go so far as to dismiss the past… Making a snide comment about the Cannes audience, which has always welcomed him warmly, was pointless and unfair. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 The president then typed a long list of his own purported achievements and alleged that a snide remark Maher made about him on Friday was the result of a joke going over the veteran comic’s head. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snide

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snide

Adjective

And then on Sunday, next to Granada’s imposing Alhambra fortress, Kuss — providing there are no nasty surprises — will complete his third Grand Tour in a row.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
In his nasty hands, every canvas was an indictment, a history painting with its gloves off.

— Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of nasty

Adjective

However, data show that when AI is highly capable, doctors add more errors and false corrections than beneficial insights.

— Abe Baker-Butler, STAT, 9 Sep. 2026
The company accused Fox News of airing false claims that voting machines were manipulated to help Joe Biden win the 2020 presidential election.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of false

Adjective

The department had initially intercepted and inspected the shipment at the port based on a tip received by its counterfeit and piracy enforcement team, the department said in the release.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Whatnot and TikTok have had to contend with issues of counterfeit and stolen goods.

— Ryan Baker, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of counterfeit

Adjective

About 15 feet away, there was an oversized rolling laundry bin where players would walk around reporters to drop off their dirty clothes.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
In them, again and again, peering over the shoulders of the dirty loft buildings and overscale Cadillac Eldorados, the twin towers of the World Trade Center appear.

— Baldwin Lee, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of dirty

Adjective

Once roles are introduced to the game, the players make a comedy meal out of loudly fake narrating what Sam is doing while they’re blindfolded.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Those who speak a password, released via social media, receive a fake business card, which does mean many a guest is standing there shouting a password at the actor.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of fake

Adjective

Like her, Americans are also so tired of being screwed by an administration that’s not only grossly incompetent and cruel but corrupt as well.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Rather than heroic, these costly and horribly uncertain stunts come across callous and cruel.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of cruel

Adjective

Last month’s board election was tainted by forged ballots, including one with a voter’s name misspelled.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
She was additionally found guilty of insurance fraud for taking out a $100,000 insurance policy on her husband's life with his forged signature and for submitting a claim following his death.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 May 2026

Definition of forged

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