sneer
Contemptuous facial curl
A sneer is a contemptuous facial expression—lips curled, often with one side raised—that conveys scorn or mockery without words.
The verb means to make this expression or to speak with derision: He sneered at their amateur efforts.
A sneer suggests superiority and dismissal: She delivered the criticism with a sneer.
Contemptuous mocking treatment
- tauntInsulting provocation
- jeerVocal expression of scorn
- gibeScornful teasing remark
- scoffMock with disdain
deride · mock · lampoon · satirize · tease · heckle · snicker · snigger
Scornful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
disgust · aversion · repugnance · abhorrence · antipathy · disrespect · disapproval · hostility
Grimly mocking
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
cutting · acerbic · withering · derisive · ironic · wry · scathing · barbed
Excessively high self-regard
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
- patronizingTreating someone as inferior
snobbish · pompous · smug · self-satisfied · lofty · imperious · overbearing · high-and-mighty
ridicule
Contemptuous mocking treatment
scoff · deride · mock · lampoon · satirize · tease · heckle · snicker · snigger · jest
disdain
Scornful disregard
revulsion · disgust · aversion · repugnance · abhorrence · antipathy · disrespect · disapproval · hostility · animosity
sardonic
Grimly mocking
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
biting · cutting · acerbic · withering · derisive · ironic · wry · scathing · barbed · venomous
arrogant
Excessively high self-regard
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
patronizing · snobbish · pompous · smug · self-satisfied · lofty · imperious · overbearing · high-and-mighty · self-important
smirk
Pleased, superior smile
glare · glower · leer · grin · sniff · snort · snarl · frown · pout · eye-roll
disparage
Express low opinion of
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- demeanLower in standing
- denigrateCriticize unfairly to harm
slight · snub · rebuff · affront · slur · put-down · diminish · degrade · humiliate · spurn
- dismissive behaviorssnub, scorn, ignore, disdain, dismissal
- emotional expressiontone, laughing, mood, yelling, crying
- facial expressionssmiling, smile, grin, grinning, frown
- mockerymockery, ridiculing, jeers, jeering, jibes
- vocalizationsspeak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
- snarksarcasm, snark, jab, barb, dig
sneergenuine smile
Authentic expression of happiness
warm smile · grin · beam · smile · beaming smile
sneerrespect
Regard with honor
admiration · reverence · esteem · deference · appreciation