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nothing to sniff at

nothing to sniff at is the alternative form of nothing to sneeze at.

Meaning of nothing to sneeze at

Noun

nothing to sneeze at (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Something that is decent, acceptable, or worthwhile.
    • Their music may not be worthy of radio time, but it's nothing to sneeze at.

Questions about nothing to sniff at

What is nothing to sniff at the alternative form of?
Nothing to sniff at is the alternative form of nothing to sneeze at.

Words near nothing to sniff at in the dictionary

  1. nothing to choose between
  2. nothing to it
  3. nothing to see
  4. nothing to see here
  5. nothing to sneeze at
  6. nothing to sniff at
  7. nothing to write home about
  8. nothing ventured, nothing gained
  9. nothing-burger
  10. nothing-burgers
  11. nothing-butteries

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nothing to sniff at (page history and authors); nothing to sneeze at (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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