SNEERS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

sneers 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sneer

as in laughs

to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions they brushed off his sneer and went about their business

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sneers

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noun

plural of sneer

as in smirks

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Recent Examples of sneers

Verb

Jacob sneers, but doesn’t even wait for his son to answer. — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile her old-school Communist grandmother sneers at the tactics her Red Diaper daughter employed. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneers

Verb

King laughs, and warns Carrol against comparing him to Jesus.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Clive Davis was the most humble man in the music business [laughs].

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026

Definition of laughs

Noun

There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.

— Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The event also had free opportunities to take photos, get ice cream snickers and have earned a Super Bowl post card.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated February 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of snickers

Noun

Clark's jeers came at Shinnecock Hills in the Hamptons, roughly 60 miles away from Bethpage Black, where fans became the subject of controversy during the Ryder Cup.

— Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
And all game long, Canada outclassed South Africa, who at times appeared content to hold the ball and take the game to a penalty shootout (earning jeers from the Canada-heavy crowd).

— Sean Gregory, Time, 29 June 2026

Definition of jeers

Noun

Especially women, with all those drunken servicemen rolling through, packs of them, fights spilling out of the cafés, catcalls and spitting in the streets.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
For Dua, puberty and social maturity become knotted up in unpredictable notions of bodily harm (whether acted upon, or merely threatened), as Serbian boys and men harass her on the way home from school, lacing their catcalls with ethnic slurs.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026

Definition of catcalls

Noun

Up in the stands, fans waved their own flags — including some sneaked in over the objections of FIFA and the courts — and wrestled with emotions, as boos, howls and hisses rained down from all corners of the stadium.

— Rick Maese, Washington Post, 16 June 2026
Spray paint hisses and music envelops Amsterdam Avenue as Knicks colors cover the sidewalk.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 June 2026