Antonyms of adj snide

1 sense of snide

Sense 1
supercilious, sneering, 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")

INDIRECT (VIA uncomplimentary) -> complimentary -- (conveying or resembling a compliment; "a complimentary remark")

Similarity of adj snide

1 sense of snide

Sense 1
supercilious, sneering, 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")
       => uncomplimentary (vs. complimentary) -- (tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage)