Sneaking

Synonyms for "sneaking" (108 found)

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Closest matches (22)

all foursback doorback-door backstairs clandestine covert cowering crawl crawling creep creeping cringing deep-rooted deep-seated devious doggo duplicitous

Noun(5 words)

clandestine colloquial covert creepcreep behind

Strong matches (32)

feline furtive guileful gumshoeing gut hiddenhidden outhidlingshole-and-cornerhugger muggerhugger-muggerin ambushin hidingin the wingsindirect inherent innate intuitive lingering lurking

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nagging niggling nightwalkingon tiptoepadding persistent private privy

Noun(4 words)

figurative furtive furtiveness idiomatic

Related words (54)

Noun(11 words)

procure covertlyprowl skulkslip insmuggle stealth stealthy surreptitious surreptitiousness tiptoe underhanded

prowling pussyfoot pussyfooted pussyfooting quailing quiet scrabble scramble secret shifty sidling skulking slinking slinky sly snaking sneaky stealing stealthy suppressed

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surreptitious tippytoe tiptoe tiptoeing undeclaredunder coverunder-the-counterunder-the-tableundercover underground underhand underhanded undisclosed undivulged unexpressed unobtrusive unrevealed unvoicedwaiting concealedworming worrisome worrying

Adjective(1 words)

unavowed

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More general

11 entries

acquire action activity behaviordescriptive modifierdescriptive termfigurative usagemove obtainqualitative attributequalitative descriptor

More specific

16 entries

covert operationcovert tacticcreepingfigurative expressionfurtive actidiomatic expressioninsert covertlyskulkingslip in a notesmuggle contrabandsneak bysneak intosneak outsneak paststealthunderhanded maneuver

Collocations

12 entries

sneaking actsneaking approachsneaking aroundsneaking behaviorsneaking entrysneaking glancesneaking insneaking into the roomsneaking movementsneaking outsneaking past guardssneaking suspicion

Inflections

3 entries

sneaked sneaks snuck

Derivations

5 entries

sneak sneaker sneakily sneakiness sneaky

similar

1 entries

concealed

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Tom was caught sneaking out of the room.

Source: tatoeba (37019)

Two policemen arrested a burglar. They caught him sneaking into Mrs. Miller's.

Source: tatoeba (72836)

I can't believe you got away with sneaking out of your house last night. Your father didn't hear you.

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Tom caught Mary sneaking out of the house.

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