Thesaurus results for SNEERED

sneered

verb

past tense of sneer

as in smiled

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

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Recent Examples of sneered Nobody sneered at authority and received wisdom more than Johnny Rotten. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026 Texas and Florida were COVID-19 wildfires, where the rates of infection soared due to the irresponsible actions of their respective governors who allowed businesses to remain open, all but sneered at immunization and encouraged people to gather maskless at public venues. — Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026 The universities have sneered at the people who are feeding them. — Richard K. Vedder, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026 Be the person folks used to have so much admiration for, versus someone sneered at when his name is mentioned. — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 Jan. 2026 Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults. — Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026 A lot of critics and intellectual types sneered at its sentimentality and its love story. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 This past week Trump sneered at a reporter who asked about the Argentina bailout. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneered

Verb

In video clips shared online, Zgraggen smiled at the camera and described walking to a beach during the observance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Taylor’s stepmom, Heather, smiled next to Taylor on the other side of her, while her dad, Tarek, posed at the end and held his son, Tristan, now 3.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of smiled

Verb

The mother laughed, which made the girl slouched sullenly on her Icelandic glance back, and her mother brushed a hand over her face.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Some of the more than 100 in attendance in the council chambers gasped or laughed when the town revealed that the fines have only amounted to $1,600 so far.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026