All snide synonyms
snide
S s adj snide
- hollywood — the NW part of Los Angeles, Calif.: center of the American motion-picture industry.
- moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- insincere — not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- hypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- mala fide — in bad faith; not genuine.
- disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- ill-disposed — unfriendly, unsympathetic, or having a negative attitude, as toward another person or an idea.
- liverish — resembling liver, especially in color.
- counterfeit — Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
- imposturous — the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- accidentally on purpose — Deliberately, though apparently accidentally.
- deceptive — If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.
adjective snide
- detractory — (now rare) That detracts from something; disparaging, depreciatory.
- astucious — Subtle; cunning; astute.
- backhanded — A backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment. A backhanded compliment is also a remark which seems to be a compliment but could also be understood as an insult.
- mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- jivey — resembling, suggesting, or characteristic of jive; lively.
- barbed — A barbed remark or joke seems polite or humorous, but contains a cleverly hidden criticism.
- epithetical — Alternative form of epithetic.