sneers in English

noun

1

a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.

he acknowledged their presence with a condescending sneer

synonyms: smirk, curl of the lip, disparaging smile, contemptuous smile, cruel smile, jibe, barb, jeer, taunt, insult, slight, affront, slur, dig

verb

1

smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner.

she had sneered at their bad taste

synonyms: smirk, curl one's lip, smile disparagingly, smile contemptuously, smile cruelly, scoff at, scorn, disdain, mock, jeer at, hold in contempt, ridicule, deride, insult, slight, slur

noun

smirk, curl of the lip, disparaging smile, contemptuous smile, cruel smile
jibe, barb, jeer, taunt, insult, slight, affront, slur, dig
leer

verb

smirk, scoff at
smirk, curl one's lip, smile disparagingly, smile contemptuously, smile cruelly
scoff at, scorn, disdain, mock, jeer at, hold in contempt, ridicule, deride, insult, slight, slur

Use "sneers" in a sentence

1. Notice how she sneers at you.

2. After witnessing the sneers of the Monseigneur and the Bruskness of Stryver, Darnay reflects

3. Their loud Blusterings and their constant sneers, are the index of real fear.

4. In addition to looking peeved, they also trotted out those sneers of disgust.

5. 11 He sneers at the arguments against it: self-sufficiency and the tired old cultural card.

6. 26 Associates introduced a new fund to invest in technology stocks amid sneers and snickers from analysts and rival fund groups.

7. The most bookish of pundits, George Will, was hired for the Anglophilic elegance of his sneers, not for logical mastery or historical depth

8. Their loud Blusterings and their constant sneers, are the index of real fear. Those who preach the cross of our Lord Jesus are the terror of modern thinkers

9. In common usage, "Cynicism" means a disposition to disbelieve in the sincerity or goodness of human motives and actions, and a tendency to express this by sneers and sarcasm.

10. Bruisers are rarely smarter than an average leper, although some of them, apart from grunting and growling, are capable of constructing simple sentences, mostly consisting of sneers and threats to …

11. Cynical Same as cynic, 3.; Cynical Having or showing a disposition to disbelieve in or doubt the sincerity or value of social usages or of personal character, motives, or doings, and to express or intimate the disbelief or doubt by sarcasm, satire, sneers, or other in-direction; captious; carping; sarcastic; satirical: as, a Cynical remark; a Cynical smile.