| 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: | thumb one's nose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pooh-pooh |
Synonyms: |
deride, disparage, ridicule, sneeze at, sniff at |
| Main Entry: | snigger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sneer |
Synonyms: |
affront, belittle, burlesque, caricature, crack*, curl one's lip, 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, snicker, sniff at, swipe, taunt, travesty, turn up one's nose, twit, underrate |