Definitions

sneaking

[snee-king] / ˈsni kɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

sly

Synonyms

STRONG

arch bluffing calculating conniving crooked designing dissembling intriguing mean plotting scheming slick smart smooth

WEAK

artful astute cagey canny captious covert crafty cunning deceitful deceptive delusive dishonest dishonorable double-dealing elusive foxy furtive guileful illusory impish ingenious insidious mischievous roguish secret secretive sharp shifty shrewd sneaky stealthy subtle surreptitious traitorous treacherous tricky underhand unscrupulous wily

Antonyms

STRONG

aboveboard artless honest

ADJECTIVE

stealthy

Synonyms

STRONG

skulking slinking sneak

WEAK

catlike catty clandestine covert crafty cunning enigmatic feline furtive hush-hush noiseless private secret shifty silent slinky sly sneaky sub-rosa surreptitious under wraps undercover underhand wily

Example Sentences

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Independent crossbench peer and entrepreneur Lord Londesborough said his email inbox was "awash with anger and indignation" from businesses over the government "sneaking in this clause on uncapped compensation".

From BBC

I passed by all the time — sneaking a Chunky bar at the corner liquor store, grabbing an ice cream cone from Baskin-Robbins.

From Los Angeles Times

No wonder they are closing up shop and sneaking out of town.

From Salon

He was furious at me for sneaking out in the middle of the night.

From Literature

Fink said with a laugh that equestrians have been sneaking onto the polo field for weeks, even though the park was closed.

From Los Angeles Times

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