sneering

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adjective

Contemptful, mocking.

“He made a sneering comment about their closeness.”

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Meanings

adjectivesneering (comparative more sneering, superlative most sneering)

comparative more sneering · superlative most sneering

  1. Contemptful, mocking.

    He made a sneering comment about their closeness.

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sneer
nounsneering (plural sneerings)

plural sneerings

  1. The act of one who sneers.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveexpressive of contempt

Similar
supercilioussnideuncomplimentary
Also see
sardonicsnidesuperciliousuncomplimentary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sneering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sneering.

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