Snide vs. Derisive — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Snide and Derisive
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Definitions
Snide
Mocking or derogatory in a malicious or ironic way
Snide comments.
Derisive
Mocking; jeering.
Snide
Making or given to making snide remarks
A snide roommate.
Derisive
Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.
The critic's review of the film was derisive.
Snide
Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.
Don't make snide remarks to me.
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Derisive
Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.
The plot of the film was so derisive that the audience began to jeer.
Snide
Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.
He was a snide lawyer.
I received a shipment of snide goods.
Derisive
(rare) A derisive remark.
Snide
(countable) An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practice; a sharper; a cheat.
Derisive
Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision.
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Snide
(uncountable) Counterfeit money.
Derisive
Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule;
Derisive laughter
A jeering crowd
Her mocking smile
Taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'
Snide
Tricky; deceptive; contemptible; as, a snide lawyer; snide goods.
Snide
Derogatory in an insinuating manner; as, a snide remark.
Snide
Expressive of contempt;
Curled his lip in a supercilious smile
Spoke in a sneering jeering manner
Makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one
