Definitions For Sneer

noun

  • A facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
  • A contemptuous or scornful remark
  • An expression on a person's face that is like a smile but that shows dislike and a lack of respect for someone or something ; also : a statement, criticism, etc., that shows dislike and a lack of respect

verb

  • Smile contemptuously
  • Express through a scornful smile
  • To smile or laugh at someone or something with an expression on your face that shows dislike and a lack of respect
  • To express dislike and a lack of respect for someone or something in a very open way

Is Sneers a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
6
Words with Friends
7

The word Sneer is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Sneer in a Sentence

  • “You obviously don't know what you're talking about,” she sneered.
  • In high school the in crowd would invariably sneer every time they passed the hapless nerds
  • She looked at me with a sneer of disgust.
  • “They're paranoid,” he said with a sneer.
  • The novel elicited sneers from the critics.

Synonyms for Sneer

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