1
a
: false, counterfeit
b
: practicing deception : dishonest
a snide merchant
2
: unworthy of esteem : low
a snide trick
3
: slyly disparaging : insinuating
snide remarks
snidely
adverb
snideness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of snide in a Sentence
a snide trick to get the couple to gamble on a bet they had no real chance of winning
some small-time crook who was selling snide gems to gullible tourists
Recent Examples on the Web
In that same scene, her dad makes a snide remark about affirmative action.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 June 2024
Resolutely experimental and countercultural, and characterized by clamorous guitars in unconventional tunings, squalls of dissonance tempered by an edgy melodic appeal and lyrics that ranged from snide to declamatory, and sordid to poetic, Sonic Youth sounded like nothing else, then and now.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
Drake made a few snide remarks, and then Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Lamar came back and just pulverized him.
—Susan Caskie, theweek, 21 May 2024
Chell’s tweet is an example of a new sometimes aggressive, sometimes snide, approach the NYPD has taken on social media.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 June 2024
Resolutely experimental and countercultural, and characterized by clamorous guitars in unconventional tunings, squalls of dissonance tempered by an edgy melodic appeal and lyrics that ranged from snide to declamatory, and sordid to poetic, Sonic Youth sounded like nothing else, then and now.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
Drake made a few snide remarks, and then Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Lamar came back and just pulverized him.
—Susan Caskie, theweek, 21 May 2024
Chell’s tweet is an example of a new sometimes aggressive, sometimes snide, approach the NYPD has taken on social media.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for snide
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“Snide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snide. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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snide
adjective1
: low entry 2 sense 9b, mean
a snide trick
2
: slyly uncomplimentary or insulting
snide remarks
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