Vocabulary
Snide
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
derogatory or mocking in an indirect way.
Urdu meaning
پھسلنا، بدخواہ، وسوسہ پیدا کرنے والا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- In a snide retort to the military parade, particularly Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un`s presence at the event, Donald Trump accused China, Russia and North Korea of `conspiring` against the US.
Synonyms
disparaging, derogatory, deprecating, deprecatory, denigratory, insulting, vituperative
Antonyms
complimentary, sympathetic
Curator example
“snide remarks about my mother”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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