snark
Verbal eye roll
Snark is snide, mocking criticism delivered with a cutting edge—sharper than sarcasm, less playful than teasing.
The word blends snide and remark.
Someone full of snark is snarky: Her reviews are famous for their snark.
The tone implies superiority and often aims to wound rather than amuse.
Internet culture has made snark a recognized rhetorical mode.
- JabberwockyInvented meaningless language
- nonsense verseIntentionally illogical poetry
- VictorianOf a prim era
- portmanteauWord combining two others
Irony used to mock
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- witClever, inventive humor
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
quip · jibe · taunt · sneer · comeback · putdown · zinger · burn
Sharp and biting
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- sardonicGrimly mocking
scathing · sharp-tongued · vitriolic · acrimonious · trenchant · barbed · stinging · pointed
Doubting human goodness
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
derisive · scornful · sneering · condescending · world-weary · jaded · eye-rolling · passive-aggressive
Lewis Carroll
- JabberwockyInvented meaningless language
- nonsense verseIntentionally illogical poetry
- VictorianOf a prim era
sarcasm
Irony used to mock
ridicule · quip · jibe · taunt · sneer · comeback · putdown · zinger · burn · shade
acerbic
Sharp and biting
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
sardonic · scathing · sharp-tongued · vitriolic · acrimonious · trenchant · barbed · stinging · pointed · tart
cynical
Doubting human goodness
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
mocking · derisive · scornful · sneering · condescending · world-weary · jaded · eye-rolling · passive-aggressive · mean-spirited
- humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
- bad attitudesnegativity, cynicism, pessimism, hostility, contempt
- Coined Wordschortle, galumph, nerd, robot, quark
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
- mockerymockery, ridiculing, jeers, jeering, jibes
- petty behaviorsspite, malice, meanness, nastiness, bitterness
snarkkindness
Considerate, caring disposition
warmth · graciousness · gentleness · sweetness · cordiality
snarksincerity
Honest, unfeigned genuineness
earnestness · straightforwardness · guilelessness · candor · directness
snarkencouragement
Support spurring continued effort
support · goodwill · uplift · affirmation · validation
snarky, snarkily, snarks, snarked, snarking, snarkiness, snarker