| Sneer 1. (v. i.) To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression. 2. (v. i.) To insinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively. 3. (v. i.) To show mirth awkwardly. 4. (v. t.) To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer fulsome lies at a person. 5. (v. t.) To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers. 6. (n.) The act of sneering. 7. (n.) A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt. Thesaurus Entries barrack, be above, be contemptuous of, care nothing for, chaff, contemn, contempt, cut, cut at, cut direct, deride, derision, despise, dig at, disdain, disparage, disprize, disregard, dump on, feel contempt for, feel superior to, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, grin, hold beneath one, hold cheap, hold in contempt, humiliation, insult, jab, jab at, jape, jeer, jeer at, jeering, jest, knock, laugh at, leer, look down upon, misprize, mock, mockery, pooh, pooh-pooh, put down, quip, rail at, rally, rank low, rank out, rebuff, repulse, revile, ridicule, sardonic grin, scoff, scorn, scornful laugh, scout, set at naught, slam, slap at, slight, smile, smirk, sneer at, sneering, sneeze at, snicker, sniff, sniff at, snigger, snort, snort at, snub, spurn, spurning, swipe, taunt, the cold shoulder, the go-by, think nothing of, twit, underrate |