Synonyms of snide

snide

adjective

ˈsnīd 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nasty
• vile
• dirty
• cruel
• vicious
• immoral
• contemptible
• bad
• ignoble
• despicable
• sordid
• detestable
• ignominious
• corrupt
• dishonorable
• low-down
• mean
• wretched
• execrable
• evil
• low-minded
• paltry
• base
• wicked
• low
• currish
• wrong
• foul
• iniquitous
• miscreant
• reprehensible
• villainous
• perverted
• depraved
• unscrupulous
• shameful
• censurable
• degenerate
• disgraceful
• blamable
• dissolute
• debauched
• unprincipled
• atrocious
• debased
• blameworthy
• unethical
• unworthy
• disreputable
• discreditable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• high
• honorable
• straight
• noble
• lofty
• honest
• virtuous
• excellent
• ethical
• righteous
• venerable
• good
• upright
• scrupulous
• just
• moral
• principled
• right
• high-minded
• commendable
• proper
• exemplary
• decent
• respectable
• reputable
• right-minded
• blameless
• guiltless
• seemly
• incorruptible
• irreproachable
• unerring
• uncorrupted

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• false
• fake
• counterfeit
• forged
• spurious
• phoney
• bogus
• inauthentic
• phony
• imitation
• ornamental
• mock
• misleading
• unauthentic
• deceptive
• artificial
• sham
• manufactured
• synthetic
• queer
• cultured
• simulated
• dummy
• substitute
• factitious
• mimic
• fabricated
• nonfunctioning
• delusive
• man-made

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• real
• genuine
• bona fide
• authentic
• natural
• unfaked
• actual
• true
• valid

Examples of snide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Resolutely experimental and countercultural, and characterized by clamorous guitars in unconventional tunings, squalls of dissonance tempered by an edgy melodic appeal and lyrics that ranged from snide to declamatory, and sordid to poetic, Sonic Youth sounded like nothing else, then and now. —Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024

Drake made a few snide remarks, and then Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Lamar came back and just pulverized him. —Susan Caskie, theweek, 21 May 2024

Chell’s tweet is an example of a new sometimes aggressive, sometimes snide, approach the NYPD has taken on social media. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024

Despite her sour disposition, audiences learn that there is more to Cressida than her snide remarks and competitive nature. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 May 2024