Sneering

Synonyms for "sneering" (86 found)

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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

14 entries
actionargumentation styleattitudebehaviorcommunication actdemeanordiscoursediscourse featureexpressiongesturerhetorical stylespeech actstancetone

More specific

21 entries
contemptuous stancederisionderisive commentderisive remarkderisive smilederisive stancedismissive posturejeering commentmockerymocking lookmocking remarksardonic glancescornscornful lookscornful posturescornful rebuke

Showing 16 of 21 words.

Collocations

9 entries
sneering attitudesneering commentsneering expressionsneering gazesneering glancesneering looksneering remarksneering remarkssneering tone

Inflections

5 entries
more sneeringmost sneeringsneeredsneeringssneers

Derivations

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similar

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Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He turned to his orange juice sullenly, sneering that every little additive would sign him up for experiments he wanted no part in.

Source: tatoeba (754821)

I never saw a circle of such hateful faces; and there was the man in the middle, with a kind of black sneering coolness — frightened too, I could see that — but carrying it off really like Satan.

Source: tatoeba (1629531)

Why are you sneering like that again?

Source: tatoeba (13715127)

He made a sneering comment about their closeness.

Source: wiktionary

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