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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
While some people will feel best letting snide remarks slide, others will feel compelled to push back.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Jena Sims, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model and wife to PGA Tour golfer Brooks Koepka, fired back at a snide social media comment Thursday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The Moon is at odds with three planets, which can trigger arguments, snide remarks and even cruel retorts.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
Most are snide and strident, petty and self-serving, and their bickersome denunciations turn monotonous in ways that suggest, at times, a less-than-generous deity in the director’s chair.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
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Angela Haupt, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Jena Sims, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model and wife to PGA Tour golfer Brooks Koepka, fired back at a snide social media comment Thursday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The Moon is at odds with three planets, which can trigger arguments, snide remarks and even cruel retorts.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
Most are snide and strident, petty and self-serving, and their bickersome denunciations turn monotonous in ways that suggest, at times, a less-than-generous deity in the director’s chair.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snide
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This was the old Magic — the nasty, physical, suffocating defensive team that made every possession feel like work.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026
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From there, the beef between the two couples runs the gamut from faux-gentile to downright nasty.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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For me, the possible false note lay not in Aramayo’s performance but in the script.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Local police too, have stated that false posts circulating in WhatsApp groups, including claims of worker deaths and exaggerated reports of violence and arrests, have contributed to the escalation of unrest.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Fans, some of them little kids parroting what their parents were saying, called him vile names.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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His Max is both vile and charming, and the result is undeniably magnetic.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Apr. 2026
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In October, the DEA Los Angeles Field Division found 628,000 pills containing carfentanil, while in September, officials seized more than 50,000 counterfeit M30 pills from a person at a gas station in Washington state that turned out to be a mixture of carfentanil and acetaminophen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors say Gonzalez-Moy used a counterfeit key and a cordless drill to open the ATM.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The residents said the large block of dirty ice crashed through their roof and landed on their living room couch.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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But because these sensors come into contact with dirty floors, they can easily get covered with dust and other debris.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg last week accused Meta of failing to remove imposter accounts that Bragg said pose as organizations like Catholic Charities to offer fake immigration services that scam money from unsuspecting victims.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Brooke Sutton / Getty Images The pair allegedly used fake personal financial and bank statements, driver's licenses, and Secretary of State documents in an attempt to trick lenders into believing that the loans were for companies owned by the players.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Dahl’s books are fanciful and imaginative, but also dark, cynical, and mean (and, unfortunately, often reflected his real-life ugliness), spinning stories in which gruesome and unpleasant fates befell rotten kids, and adults were frequently selfish, cruel, and not to be trusted.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Violating that trust is both cruel and unlawful.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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One is from a commercial landlord who alleges that Given provided them with a forged letter of credit for the school's expansion into the Foodie Market in the South End.—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Dallas Police Department got involved and added three more aliases, all involving forged checks.—
Kevin Foster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Snide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snide. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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