What are some alternative words for sneak?
Synonyms for sneak
snik
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Princeton's WordNet
sneak(noun)
a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
Synonyms:
canary, stalker, stoolpigeon, snitch, stool pigeon, sneaker, snitcher, fink, stoolie, prowlerAntonyms:
unconcealedprowler, sneak, stalker(noun)
someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
Synonyms:
canary, stalker, stoolpigeon, snitch, stool pigeon, sneaker, snitcher, fink, stoolie, prowlerAntonyms:
unconcealedfink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary(adj)
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Synonyms:
fink, stool pigeon, pilferer, canary bird, stoolie, canary, tennis shoe, canary yellow, stalker, sneaker, stoolpigeon, sneak thief, snitch, prowler, snitcher, gym shoeAntonyms:
unconcealedfurtive, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious(verb)
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"
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unconcealedsneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot(verb)
to go stealthily or furtively
"..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
Synonyms:
cower, cabbage, filch, slip, fawn, snarf, purloin, crawl, grovel, nobble, cringe, pinch, hook, lift, swipe, pussyfoot, creep, mouse, pilfer, abstractAntonyms:
unconcealedsneak(verb)
put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner
"sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette"
Synonyms:
nobble, hook, pussyfoot, creep, mouse, cabbage, pilfer, filch, slip, pinch, purloin, lift, snarf, swipe, abstractAntonyms:
unconcealedpilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift(verb)
make off with belongings of others
Synonyms:
elevate, snitch, rook, mouse, hook, top, victimize, nobble, uprise, arise, cop, cabbage, repeal, abstract, kidnap, vellicate, crimp, snarf, lift, con, vacate, defraud, hornswoggle, reverse, pussyfoot, go up, plagiarise, bring up, airlift, raise, rob, plume, revoke, pilfer, accost, overcharge, knock off, rise, abduct, move up, thieve, addict, crochet, filch, get up, squeeze, gyp, swindle, come up, creep, diddle, pinch, wind, pluck, swipe, solicit, countermand, bunco, twitch, rear, soak, rustle, hoist, short-change, goldbrick, snatch, purloin, scam, tweet, snare, face-lift, fleece, mulct, gip, plagiarize, gazump, surcharge, twinge, rescind, annul, slip, overturn, glomAntonyms:
unconcealedslip, sneak(verb)
pass on stealthily
"He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
Synonyms:
slide, slip, steal, filch, slew, snarf, slue, pinch, swipe, skid, purloin, slip one's mind, drop away, cabbage, nobble, pilfer, pussyfoot, hook, luxate, lift, dislocate, splay, drop off, fall away, creep, mouse, mistake, err, abstractAntonyms:
unconcealed
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Dictionary of English Synonymes
sneak(v. n.)
Synonyms:
skulk, lurk, slink, peak, steal away, sneak off, slink awaysneak(v. n.)
sneak(n.)
Synonyms:
shirk, lurker, mean fellow
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List of paraphrases for "sneak":
How to use sneak in a sentence?
Many social networking site account acts as a mirror reflecting the image of people’s mentality in the society as in all such, there is an insignificant number of initiative taker; a very few regular worker; some followers as opportunity seekers; others as neutral bystanders; but most of them as onlookers opening their account only to sneak peek or flip pages to read others posts. However, the most surprising element is one who spends maximum time online without any contribution as such.
You can be certain the mullahs (Iran's leaders) are not going to call us in Washington when they decide to breach the agreement. They're going to sneak out, covertly, gradually over time, when they think we're not looking.
This was an agreement we made early on : No Fox News, no MSNBC, i do sneak The New York Times and Wall Street Journal online. I fully admit New York Times.
FDR hated it. He would try to sneak in meals here and there.
They sneak off in the middle of the night to meet men or bring them into Umoja Village, either that or they're using the story as a way to make money.
Translations for sneak
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- التسللArabic
- Kriecherin, Duckmäuser, schleichen, Duckmäuserin, KriecherGerman
- moverse con sigilo, esconder, pillo, escabullirSpanish
- ilmiantaa, hiippari, hiippailija, hiippailla, hiiviskellä, laverrella, piileksiä, antaa ilmi, hämärämies, hiipiä, pihistää, näpistää, piilotella, piileskelläFinnish
- piquer, resquiller, dissimuler, masquer, faucher, cacher, planquerFrench
- REPOLatin
- wegsluipen, gluiperd, sluipen, rondsluipenDutch
- snike, snikNorwegian
- a strecuraRomanian
- ябедаRussian
- smygaSwedish
- trộmVietnamese
- 潜行Chinese
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