The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SNEERS which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2019.
Shows contempt crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SNEERS | 63 % | 6 |
| SNORTS | 11 % | 6 |
| JEERS | 11 % | 5 |
| SNIFFS | 7 % | 6 |
| SCORNS | 4 % | 6 |
| FLEERS | 4 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shows contempt
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scorns
- derides
- mocks
- ridicules
- grimace
- back
- display
- rag
- haughty
- impiety
- positive
- satire
Crossword Answer definitions
SNEERS verb- To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn
- To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SNEERS
- Contemptuous looks
- Derisive looks
- Says scornfully
- Villain's looks
- Villainous looks
- Expresses derision
- Shows disdain
- Looks like a punk, classically
- Sidelong glances
- Scornful expressions
More clues leading to the result SNORTS
- Grunts
- Derisive sounds
- Disdainful puffs
- Quick drinks
- Sty sounds
- Makes pig noises
- Stable sounds
- Bull pen sounds
- Bar belts
- Equine huffs
More clues leading to the result JEERS
- Heckler's remarks
- Raspberries delivered to athletes, say
- Bleacher boos
- Catcalls
- Bleacherites' catcalls
- Shows contempt
- Hoots
- Gives a hoot?
- Mocking remarks
- Stadium taunts
More clues leading to the result SNIFFS
- Emulates a police dog
- Gets a whiff of
- Needs a hanky
- Searches like a detection dog
- Cold sufferer's sounds
- Tries to smell
- Shows disdain
- Expresses disdain
- Makes like a bloodhound
- Shows contempt.
More clues leading to the result SCORNS
- Derides
- Looks down on
- Jeers at
- Shows disdain
- Looks down one's nose, perhaps
- Shows contempt
- Shows contempt for
- Disdains
- Treats as worthless
- Pooh-poohs