sneer
noun
[ snɪə ]
• a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.
• "he acknowledged their presence with a condescending sneer"
Similar:
curl of the/one's lip,
disparaging smile,
contemptuous smile,
smug smile,
conceited smile,
cruel smile,
mirthless smile,
smirk,
snicker,
snigger,
jibe,
barb,
jeer,
taunt,
insult,
cutting remark,
slight,
affront,
slur,
insinuation,
scorn,
scoffing,
contempt,
disdain,
mockery,
ridicule,
derision,
dig,
sneer
verb
• smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner.
• "she had sneered at their bad taste"
Similar:
curl one's lip,
smile disparagingly,
smile contemptuously,
smile smugly,
smile conceitedly,
smile cruelly,
smile mirthlessly,
smirk,
snicker,
snigger,
scoff at,
scorn,
be contemptuous of,
treat with contempt,
hold in contempt,
disdain,
mock,
jeer at,
gibe at,
ridicule,
deride,
taunt,
insult,
make cutting remarks about,
slight,
affront,
slur,
jive,
Origin:
late Middle English: probably of imitative origin.
