snide remarks
Veiled verbal jabs
Snide remarks are comments that criticize or mock someone in an indirect, underhanded way.
The criticism hides behind humor, irony, or apparent innocence, giving the speaker deniability: She made snide remarks about his cooking.
Snide suggests cowardly hostility—attacking while pretending not to.
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- barbsSharp points or jibes
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- throwing shadeSubtle public disparagement
jabs · cheap shot · catty · backhanded compliment · backhanded · compliment · passive-aggressive · dig · insult · under one's breath · biting · caustic · sneer · side eye · contempt · witty · cruel · underhanded
- passive aggressionsilent treatment, backhanded compliments, backhanded compliment, cold shoulder, eye rolling
- petty behaviorsspite, malice, meanness, nastiness, bitterness
snide remarkskind words
warm regards · affirmations · well-wishes · endorsements · accolades
snide remarksstraight talk
Honest, direct communication
unvarnished truth · brutal honesty · harsh words · calling out · telling it like it is
snide, snidely, snideness, remark, remarks, remarked, remarking, remarkable, remarkably