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Synonyms for sneaker

  • noun

Most common

gym shoe rubber shoe athletic shoe stool pigeon snitch

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Tennis shoe

tennis shoe US, athletic shoe, gym shoe, running shoe US AU CA, rubber shoe, runner AU, trainer UK IE, pump UK

2. Sneak

sneak US, stool pigeon, snitch, canary, fink slang US, stoolie slang, snitcher slang

Other

kicks informal, takkie ZA

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    One who sneaks.

  2. n. 2

    An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer.

Related words

Phrases
sneaker sock

Forms

Plural
sneakers → runners, trainers, pumps, sneaks…

Example sentences

  • snitch Flavio warned Rima not to snitch on him.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sneakerrising
snitchrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
pump1, fink1
5 letters
kicks1, sneak1
6 letters
runner2, canary3, snitch1, takkie
7 letters
trainer2, stoolie
8 letters
snitcher

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (runner2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
tennis
Español
tenis