Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adjective

The word "sneak" can be used as noun, verb, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

area sneak sneak around sneak attack sneak current sneak in sneak out sneak paddle sneak past sneak peek sneak peek sneak preview sneak preview sneak thief sneak up sneak-cup sneaker sneakflation sneakily sneakiness sneaking suspicion sneaksome sneaky

Etymologically Related To

snake

Context

cricket us

Subevents

very quiet

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act betrayer blabber disagreeable person give hand hide informer interloper intruder move pass pass on rat reach rip rip off squealer steal trespasser turn over unpleasant person walk

Type Of (IsA)

unpleasant person

Manner Of

act walk

Related Terms

covert move slowly

Related Terms

ball cheat con artist creep daisy cutter hide informer sneaker stealthily stealthy surreptitious tell tale tennis shoe trickster

Similar Terms

concealed

Synonym Network

fink pilfer prowler slip surreptitious

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.