Sick of using the word 'cold' to describe Snape? Is writing the word 'evil' so many times becoming repetitous? Here are some synonyms that could diversity fanfiction writing and bring new lifeto the 'sneer' of Snape!
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abuse maltreat
accurate correct errorless exact faithful precise proper right rigorous true veracious veridical
antipathetic averse hateful repellent uncongenial unsympathetic antagonistic aversion hostility enmity
apathetic disinterested impassive indifferent insensible lethargic listless phlegmatic stolid unconcerned uninterested unresponsive
apathy disinterest disregard impassivity indifference insensibility lassitude lethargy listlessness phlegm stolidity unconcern unresponsiveness
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billingsgate(n) harsh, often insulting language vituperation
biting acerb acerbic acid acidic acrid caustic cutting incisive mordacious mordant slashing stinging truculent vitriolic vituperative
bitter acerb acerbic acrid amarodial astringent austere harsh sour brutal hard harsh rough rugged severe frigid afflictive distasteful grievous indigestible painful unpalatable resentful
black(color) atramentous, ebon, inky, jet, jet-black, onyx, sable, sooty
black(no light) caliginous, dark
black dirty, malevolent gloomy evil
blacken befoul, besmear, bespatter, denigrate, dirty, smut, soil, stain, sully, taint, tarnish
blame censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, denunciate, fault, pan, reprehend, reprobate
bleak austere dour grim hard harsh severe gloomy
boring arid aseptic boresom dreary drear dry dull humdrum irksome monotonous sterile stuffy tedious tiresome tiring uninteresting weariful wearisome weary
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cold chill cool nippy shivery unconscious cold-blooded emotionless unaffected unemotional gloomy chill frigid glacial icy
condescension patronization
critical captious carping caviling censorious faultfinding hypercritical overcritical discerning discriminating penetrating acute climacteric, crucial desperate dire exigent
criticize blame
cruel ferocious fierce savage vicious
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dangerous adventurous chancy hairy hazardous jeopardous parlous perilous risky treacherous unsafe venterous griveous
debt arrear arrearage due indebtedness liability obligation obligement
deformed contort disfigure distort misshape twist
despise abhor contemn contempt disdain scorn scout sneer "have no use for" "look down on (or upon)" "view with a scornful eye" "want no part of" hate
dislike disaffect, disrelish, mislike, disinclination, distaste
distorted belie color falsify load misrepresent misstate pervert twist warp wrench "give a false coloring to"
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eloquent articulate facund fluent silver-tongued smooth-spoken
empty vacancy, vacuity, barrenness, blankness, hollowness, desolation, void, nothingness bare, clear, devoid (of), stark, hollow, idle, nugatory, otiose
evil bad immoral iniquitous nefarious peccant reprobate sinful wicked vicious wrong harmful offensive malevolent
exact accurate precise strict extort impose
extort exact gouge "shake down" squeeze wrench wrest wring
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fast quick rapid speedy swift apace flat-out posthaste pronto "full tilt" "in a flash" "in nothing flat" "lighting fast" " like a bat out of hell" "like a blue streak" "like a flash" "like a house on fire" "like a shot" "like a streak" "like greased lightning" "like wildfire"
fateful apocalyptic baleful baneful dire doomful fire-and-brimstone grave hellfire ominous unlucky
feral (n) wild; having savage qualities
filthy foul nasty squalid vile abhorrent contemptible despicable despisable detestable disgusting foul loathsome low lousy mean nasty obnoxious odious reprehensible repugnant rotten shabby sorry wretched
flash coruscate glance gleam glimmer glint glisten glister glitter scintillate shimmer \\ crack instant moment second tick trice
fleer (v) to smile or laugh scornfully or derisively, sneer
foolish absurd balmy crazy fantastical feeble-minded harebrained loony loopy lunatic mad nonsensical preposterous sappy silly softheaded unearthly wacky zany
flourish brandish sweep wave
fool ass dope idiot imbecile jackass jerk numbskull schmo schmuch simple simpleton tomfool dupe ament cretin half-wit moron
frigid arctic bitter boreal freezing frore frory frosty gelid glacial icy polar wintry ardorless inhibited passionless unresponsive cold
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glare glower lower (lour) scowl 'look daggers' frown gaze
grave heavy momentous serious severe weighty grievous fateful earnest sedate solemn somber staid
greasy ???
grievous dangerous grave serious severe sorrowful bitter
gloomy Acheronian Acherontic black blue cheerless cold dismal dispiriting dreary drear glooming glum joyless somber tenebrific depressed sad glum dark pessimistic
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hate abhorrence abomination detestation hatred loathing repugnance repulsion revulsion anathema 'bete noire' bugbear
hateful abominable hateable horrid odious malevolent antipathetic
high altitudinous long tall acute argute piercing piping shrieky shrill treble
harmful bad damaging damaging deleterious detrimental evil hurtful injurious
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ignore disregard, neglect, slight, snub
ill-tempered bad-tempered cantankerous crabbed crabby cranky cross disagreeable grouchy grumpy
impose assess exact levy put fictate inflict
incisive acute biting clear-cut penetrating perceptive probing sharp shrewd trenchant
inimical (adj) feeling or showing unfriendliness hostile
insulting affront offend outrage "add insult to injury" "give offence to"
irascible irritable mean nasty peevish petulant querulous ratty runty snappish surly testy ugly waspish
irritable fretful peevish petulant prickish querulent snappish snappy waspish "out of sorts"
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low sordid depressed
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malapert (adj) - rude and disrespectful
malevolence despitefulness, ill will, malice, malignancy, spite, spitefulness
malevolent (adj) bitchy black, black -hearted, despiteful, poisonous, venomous
malice malevolence
malign (v)-to make defamatory statements about libel
malism (n) - doctrine that the world is evil
malison (n) - a desire to harm others or to see others suffer
masochism (n) a tendency to derive pleasure from one's own suffering
misogynist (n) hatred of women
mutter mumble murmur whisper grumble grunt rumble
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nasty filthy obscene offensive malevolent ill-tempered
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obscene barnyard coarse crude crusty dirty Fescennine filthy foul gross indecent lewd nasty profane rank raunchy raw rocky scatological scurrilous smutty
offensive atrocious evil foul loathsome nasty nauseating repellent repulsive revolting sickening ugly unwholesome vile unpleasant
ominous fateful
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patronising condensaction
piercing sharp high
precise exact identical very accurate genteel
prowl sneak
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roared bawl bellow bluster call clamour cry holler show yawp yell
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sadism (n) a tendency to take delight in being cruel
sallow pale
sarcastic acerb acerbic caustic corrosive mordant
sardonic (adj) marked by or displaying contemptuous mockery of the motives or virtues of others cynical
severe demanding exacting rigid stern strict tough unyielding bleak bitter grievous grave burdensome hard heavy hefty powerful
severity austerity harshness rigor stringency intensity
sharp honed keen whetted clear distinct unequivocal unmistakable clever canny cunning sharp shifty slick shrewd astute cagey knowing perspicacious savvy slick, sly smart wise incisive
sly wily acute gnawing knifelike lancinating piercing shooting stabbing
smirk simper 'grin like a Cheshire cat' 'sardonic grin'
smooth cursive easy effortless flowing fluent fluid graceful ready running eloquent
snap bark snarl "bite someone's head off" "snap someone's head (or nose) off"
snappish irritable ill-tempered
sneak creep glide lurk mouse prowl shirk skulk slide slink slip sly snake steal
sneer sleer snicker snigger 'curl one's lip' despise fleer
softly not strident, hushed, low, low-key, quiet, small, subdued,
sordid base contemptible despicable ignoble low low-down mean squalid vile
speed haste
strict exact rigorous uncompromising
stolid apathetic
strode march, stalk
subtle diplomatic, discreet, politic, sensitive, tactful
sweep flourish
swift fast speed haste
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thin angular attenuate bony fleshless gaunt lank lanky lean meager rawboned scrawny skinny spare slender twiggy weedy "all skin and bones" "lean as a rake" "thin as a rail" extenuate
twisted distorted deformed crooked
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virulent - extremely disruptive or harmful
vituperate (V) to attack with harsh, often insulting language, revile
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waspish ill-tempered irritable
whisper mutter confide murmur
woebegone(adj) miserable sorrowful
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