| Main Entry: | sneer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mock, condemn |
Synonyms: |
affront, belittle, burlesque, caricature, crack, curl one's lip at, decry, deride, detract, disdain, disparage, dump, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, give Bronx cheer, grin, hold in contempt, hold up to ridicule, insult, jeer, jest, lampoon, laugh at, leer, look down on, put down, quip at, rally, rank out, ridicule, satirize, scoff, scorn, slam, slight, smile, sneeze at, sniff at, snigger, swipe, taunt, travesty, turn up one's nose, twit, underrate |
Antonyms: |
compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | barb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pointed comment |
Synonyms: |
affront, criticism, cut, dig, gibe, insult, rebuff, sarcasm, scoff, sneer |
Antonyms: |
kindness, praise |
| Main Entry: | deride |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make fun of; insult |
Synonyms: |
banter, chaff, contemn, detract, dis, disdain, disparage, do a number on, dump on, flout, gibe, jeer, jolly, kid, knock, laugh at, lout, mock, pan, pooh-pooh, put down*, quiz, rag, rally, razz, rib, ridicule, roast, scoff, scorn, slam, sneer, taunt, twit |
Antonyms: |
commend, compliment, flatter, praise, revere |
| Main Entry: | dig |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insult |
Synonyms: |
crack, cut, cutting remark, gibe, innuendo, jeer, quip, slur, sneer, taunt, wisecrack |
Antonyms: |
compliment, flattery, praise |
| Main Entry: | expression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | facial appearance |
Synonyms: |
air, aspect, cast, character, contortion, countenance, face, grimace, grin, look, mien, mug, pout, simper, smile, smirk, sneer, visage |
| Main Entry: | flout |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | show contempt for |
Synonyms: |
affront, defy, deride, disregard, gibe, gird, insult, jeer, laugh at, mock, outrage, quip, repudiate, ridicule, scoff, scorn, slight, sneer, spurn, taunt, thumb nose at |
| Notes: | one flaunts (makes much of) something of one's own (wealth, good looks, education) while one flouts (disregards or violates) something outside oneself (convention, law, regulation); to flaunt is to show off and to flout is to treat with contempt or disregard with smugness |
Antonyms: |
honor, respect |
| Main Entry: | gibe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ridicule |
Synonyms: |
comeback, cutting remark, derision, dig*, dump*, jab, jeer, joke, mockery, parting shot, put-down, rank-out, sarcasm, scoffing, slam*, sneer, swipe, taunt |
Antonyms: |
commendation, praise |
| Main Entry: | gibe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ridicule |
Synonyms: |
deride, dis, disrespect, flout, jeer, make fun of, mock, poke fun at, scoff, scorn, sneer, taunt |
Antonyms: |
admire, commend, laud, praise |
| Main Entry: | gird |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make fun of |
Synonyms: |
deride, flout, fun at, gibe, jeer, jest, mock, poke, quip, ridicule, scoff, scorn, sneer, taunt |
Antonyms: |
compliment, flatter, praise |
| Main Entry: | grimace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scowling facial expression |
Synonyms: |
face, frown, moue, mouth, mouthing, mug, scowl, smile, smirk, sneer, wry face |
Antonyms: |
grin, smile |