Snoop

/snuːp/

Synonyms for "snoop" (97 found)

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Noun(4 words)

snooper eavesdroppers eavesdropping ferrets

audient auditorbackseat driverbusybody butt-in buttinsky detective eavesdrop eavesdropperfool withgossip hearer hearkener inquirer

Verb(2 words)

eavesdrop eavesdropped

Strong matches (29)

Noun(7 words)

inquiry inspect intrusion investigate investigation monitor niff

inquisitive inquisitor interfere intermeddle intermeddler intrude intruder kibitz kibitzer listener meddlemeddle withmeddlermess aroundmess withmonkey withmouse nosenose aroundnosy parker

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overhearerpaul pry

Related words (48)

paul-pry peek peep peeperpeeping tompeer poke pragmatist prierprivate detectiveprivate eyeprivate investigatorpry querier querist questioner quidnunc rubber rubberneck rubbernecker

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scopophiliac shamus sightseer snook snooper spy staretamper withvoyeur yenta

Noun(12 words)

peeper probe prowlers pry pryer skulker sniff sniffing snoops snoopy spy tamper

Verb(6 words)

poked pried pries sleuth spy stag

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5 relation types

More general

13 entries

action activity human individual investigate investigation look monitor monitoring person spy supervise surveillance

More specific

9 entries

Nosy Parkerinquiry investigationpacket sniffingprivate eyeprobe prysurreptitious searchsurveillance

Collocations

10 entries

Nosy ParkerNosy neighbordata snoopingeavesdropping intrusionpacket sniffingprivacy invasionprivate eyeprying personsurveillance

Inflections

3 entries

snooped snooping snoops

Derivations

3 entries

snooper snoopiness snoopy

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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Tom decided to snoop around and see what he could find out.

Source: tatoeba (1094933)

She sent a couple of private investigators to snoop on her ex-husband. I wonder if she still loves him.

Source: tatoeba (8161146)

Don't snoop in my boxes!

Source: tatoeba (9369212)

Tom likes to snoop around.

Source: tatoeba (10147435)

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