Synonyms for sneak
- verb
- noun
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Pilfer — to take (something) in a surreptitious manner, so as to avoid being noticed
pilfer, swipe, pinch, lift, hook, cabbage, abstract, filch, purloin, snarf slang, nobble slang
3. Steal — to creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be…
Other
Noun
1. Snitch — an informer; a tell-tale
snake, narc, grass UK, sneaker, stool pigeon, canary, informer, squealer, tattletale, tattler, snitch slang, fink slang US, stoolie slang, snitcher slang
2. Trickster — A cheat; a con artist
Adjective
Definitions
- v. 1
To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
He decided to sneak into the kitchen for a second cookie while his mom was on the phone.
- v. 2
To take (something) in a surreptitious manner, so as to avoid being noticed.
Near-synonyms: pilfer, filch
- n. 1
A cheat; a con artist.
I can't believe I gave that sneak $50 for a ticket when they were selling for $20 at the front gate.
- adj. 1
In advance; before release to the general public.
The company gave us a sneak look at their new electronic devices.
Related words
- Word family
- sneaker sneakily sneakiness sneaky
- Phrases
- sneak in sneak out sneak past sneak thief sneak up
- Is a kind of
- hide move
Example sentences
- lift Tom said the box was too heavy to lift by himself.
- pinch In a pinch, a vegetable peeler can act as a zester.
- swipe Swipe either left or right to see another animal.
- pilfer It is my intention to plunder and pilfer my weasely guts out.
- creep You scared me! Don't creep up on people like that.
- crouch You need to crouch to reach the book under the sofa.
By length
- 4 letters
- lift1, hook1, slip1, lurk1, fink1, narc1
- 5 letters
- steal1, grass1, mouse1, snake1, pinch1, creep1, swipe1, shirk1, cower2, slink, filch1, skulk1, snarf
- 6 letters
- cringe1, sneaky2, canary3, crouch1, snitch1, grovel2, pilfer2, nobble
- 7 letters
- cabbage2, stalker2, sneaker2, prowler2, furtive2, tattler2, hangdog, purloin2, stoolie, caitiff
- 8 letters
- abstract2, informer3, stealthy2, squealer, snitcher
- 9 letters
- trickster2, pussyfoot3
- 10 letters
- tattletale
- 13 letters
- surreptitious4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cower2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- resquiller