Sneak Synonyms

snēk
One who behaves in a stealthy, furtive way
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. prowler
  2. sneaker
  3. weasel
To move silently and furtively
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. creep
  2. slink
  3. skulk
  4. lurk
  5. prowl
  6. steal
  7. mouse
  8. slip
  9. gumshoe
  10. snake
  11. pussyfoot
  12. slip away
  13. glide
  14. move secretly
  15. hide
  16. ambush
  17. move under cover
  18. cheater
  19. ambush oneself
  20. coward
  21. cower
  22. crawl
  23. secrete oneself
  24. knave
  25. cheat
  26. slide
  27. delude
  28. deceive
  29. rascal
  30. scoundrel
  31. soft heel away
  32. secret
  33. ooze off
  34. skunk
  35. slither
  36. snoop
  37. tiptoe
  38. underhand
  39. worm
Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. cheater
  2. confidence-man
  3. fink
  4. prowler
  5. snitch
  6. snitcher
  7. underhanded or unreliable person
  8. stoolpigeon
  9. stool pigeon
  10. stoolie
  11. sneaker
  12. canary
  13. stalker
To bring in or take out secretly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. smuggle
  2. spirit
Make off with belongings of others
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. pilfer
  2. cabbage
  3. purloin
  4. pinch
  5. abstract
  6. snarf
  7. swipe
  8. hook
  9. filch
  10. nobble
  11. lift
Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. furtive
  2. sneaky
  3. stealthy
  4. surreptitious

Words Related to Sneak

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Sneak Sentence Examples

  • Why did they have to sneak around?

  • I tried to sneak one in on my own.

  • He's tried for years to sneak someone inside our walls.

  • To her relief, she still had a few hours to sneak out and make it to the airport.

  • Part of him felt like a pimply 16-year-old chasing the prom queen, while the rest of him was a lying, cheating sneak thief.

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