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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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This isn’t a case of kids sneaking past the gate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

One post tags Rihanna, whom she challenged "to say something to me directly instead of sneaking around like you talking to me where I'm not at."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

In one post, she said: “Say something to me directly instead of sneaking around like you talking to me where I’m not at.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Clark is best known for her role in Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power, playing warrior Galadriel in the Lord of the Rings spin-off series - even sneaking a Welsh word into a scene.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

“Sometimes. But sneaking around is part of the fun.”

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks