SNIFFS (AT) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

sniffs (at)

verb

present tense third-person singular of sniff (at)

as in walks over

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

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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
And, like Maverick, Hegseth disdains rules against showy flyovers.

— Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Definition of disdains

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Customized Visual Language For Communication Architects, footwear designers and VFX designers all have their unique visual language for communication, and each of these fields, unsurprisingly, hates lengthy text descriptions in their place.

— Elias Stahl, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
As the president and TV host have been trading barbs, Kimmel’s fellow late-night peers John Oliver and Seth Meyers recently came up with a theory about why Trump hates him the most.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of hates

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Supporters of the action claim that walking over the plaques disrespects victims, but Jewish leaders and German officials condemned the decision as an attack on the country’s culture of remembrance.

— Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Anything less grossly disrespects the students they are elected to serve.

— Elaine Gantz Berman, Denver Post, 27 July 2026

Definition of disrespects

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Two, getting to introduce my mom, who Maeve absolutely despises.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2026
But whereas The Holdovers’s Paul Hunham despises his lazy, pampered students, The Debut’s Jerry Blankenbuehler has a determination to summon theatrical magic out of his meager cast.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

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