n. 25B6; noun
she had a sneer on her face : SMIRK, curl of the lip, disparaging smile, contemptuous smile, cruel smile.
the sneers of others : JIBE, barb, jeer, taunt, insult, slight, affront, slur; informal dig.
25B6; verb
he looked at me and sneered : SMIRK, curl one's lip, smile disparagingly, smile contemptuously, smile cruelly.
it is easy to sneer at them : SCOFF AT, scorn, disdain, mock, jeer at, hold in contempt, ridicule, deride, insult, slight; N. Amer. slur.