as in to walk over
to show contempt for
her carpentry skills are nothing to sniff at
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniff (at)
Verb
-
For the Post’s editorial board to disdain substantial Chinese production for the rest of the world is for those same editorialists to disdain the division of labor that is at the root of all productive advance.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025 -
Unlike drunkenness and hygiene issues — such as clipping fingernails and taking off shoes — which are widely disdained by fellow passengers, opinions on seat reclining mainly fall into two camps: those who say don’t do it, and others who argue the recline button exists for a reason.—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
-
Love it or hate it, February 14 is right around the corner.—
Erin Reimel,
Glamour,
5 Feb. 2025
-
Bath Time With Nervous Dogs Dogs are commonly known to hate baths.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Does Beyoncé winning Album of the Year help emerging Black artists get more radio play, or record deals that come with healthcare, or even the playing field in a landscape that disregards and disrespects Black women?—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
3 Feb. 2025
-
King felt disrespected and was seen texting someone.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Employers and other health care payers despise PBMs’ lack of transparency; pharmacies complain their high jinks are driving them out of business.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2025
-
Along with his Project 2025 backers, Trump despises unions and treats workers as show props.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Musk has been at war with OpenAI's Sam Altman, once vowed to fight Mark Zuckerberg and has periodically dissed Jeff Bezos.—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
-
Trump promised to restore coal to its place atop America’s energy throne while dissing renewable energy and dropping out of the Paris Climate Agreement.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Thesaurus Entries Near sniff (at)
Cite this Entry
“Sniff (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniff%20%28at%29. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share