SNIFF AT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

sniff (at)

verb

Definition of sniff (at)

as in to walk over

to show contempt for her carpentry skills are nothing to sniff at

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Verb

Peralta gave up six runs and struck out five with two walks over six innings.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 June 2026
The 2022 unanimous Cy Young Award winner, Alcantara (5-4) yielded one run and five hits, all singles, and struck out seven with only one walk over 90 pitches.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026

Definition of walk over

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Although the Constitution requires congressional involvement in war-making, Trump like Nixon disdained that mandate with terrible consequences.

— Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Most telling is how openly Stassi disdains the idea of therapy, even insisting to the horror of pretty much everyone else onscreen that forcing hard conversations on reality TV is her therapy.

— Caroline Framke, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of disdain

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Even Cubs-hating Sox fans had to marvel at the performance of Crow-Armstrong, whose three home runs stole the show and helped his MVP cause.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Love them or hate them, data centers are now an election issue Receive an Apple push alert about spyware?

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of hate

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Unanswered emails can make people feel ignored or disrespected, or jump to worrying or envisioning worst-case scenarios, such as being on the brink of getting laid off or fired.

— Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baker Mayfield feels disrespected, and Mike Evans is gone.

— Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of disrespect

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Those of us who despise Trumpism too rarely asked ourselves whether Trump’s efforts to conceal an apparently consensual relationship with Stormy Daniels were the proper grounds for prosecution.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Overnight, this 54-year-old Southern Californian began dealing with acid reflux, random bloating, constipation, and a rebelling digestive system that suddenly despised her favorite foods.

— Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of despise

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