Derisive look

The answer

SNEER

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNEER answer page.

Used 70 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for SNEER

Every other clue in this collection answered by SNEER, most used first.

• Scornful look - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
• Look of contempt - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
• Contemptuous look - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
• Villain's look - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Scoff - used 49 times, most recently in 2019
• Villainous look - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Scornful smile - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Look of disdain - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Show contempt - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• Show scorn - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• Villain's expression - used 31 times, most recently in 2023
• Derisive smile - used 30 times, most recently in 2024
• Nasty look - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Scornful expression - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Curl one's lip - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Curl the lip - used 25 times, most recently in 2012
• Contemptuous smile - used 24 times, most recently in 2026

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Look forward to - AWAIT, used 159 times
• Look after - SEETO, used 97 times
• Long look - STARE, used 89 times
• Angry look - GLARE, used 56 times
• Derisive sound - SNORT, used 55 times
• Look without blinking - STARE, used 42 times

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