Synonyms for sneaky
ˈsni kisneaky

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1. sneakyadjective

   Synonyms:
   evasive, dodgy, slippery

2. sneakyadjective

   Difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries

   Catching those thieves will be hard, they're so sneaky they keep deluding us

   Synonyms:
   evasive, slippery, dodgy

3. sneakyadjective

   dishonest; deceitful

   Synonyms:
   dodgy, evasive, slippery

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sneaky, underhand, underhandedadjective

   marked by deception

   "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"

   Synonyms:
   underhand, stealthy, underarm, sneak(a), surreptitious, furtive, underhanded

   Antonyms:
   straight, square, unconcealed

2. furtive, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitiousadjective

   marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

   "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"

   Antonyms:
   unconcealed, square, straight

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tricky

   to do something different than said

   you will take a cookie when no one is looking

   Submitted by GallowayKitten on May 2, 2020  

2. ratlike

   none needed

   Submitted by anonymous on March 3, 2020  

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1. List of paraphrases for "sneaky":

   devious, underhand, cunning, fucking, sly, insidious

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1. Dina Huxley:

   It’s a notoriously sneaky and very aggressive cancer.

2. Nicole Martins:

   Girls have essentially been taught at a young age to be sneaky about it and this is what we are seeing in the shows that we are watching.

3. Julie Metcalf Kinney:

   The tactics we are facing, of sneaky and illegal foreclosure tactics, predatory banking and loans, elected judges who take campaign contributions from the real estate industry, coupled with violence from law enforcement and no real due process, have been used across this historically Black neighborhood to displace Black and poor people, if Black and Indigenous lives matter in Portland, this must stop.

4. Shawn Robbins:

   Walt Disney -LRB- DIS -RRB- has a 2020 slate that most studios would kill to have, but by their own recent standards, next year is missing a big event film that everyone has to see, sure, they have two Marvel movies and a few others that could be sneaky big hits, but there's no epic conclusion like' Avengers : Endgame' or even a Star Wars movie.

5. Robin Lopez:

   My goal is just to try to make him not quite as comfortable, he’s somebody that likes to be really sneaky and really clever out there.