lurked

VERB

hide; move stealthily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

creep crouch prowl skulk

STRONG

slide slink slip snake sneak snoop steal wait

WEAK

conceal oneself go furtively gumshoe lie in wait stay hidden

Antonyms

WEAK

come out

Example Sentences

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Money lurked in the background, such as when they spoke about selling the house versus keeping it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Both suffered outages on Thursday afternoon as Tropical Cyclone Narelle lurked off the coast of Western Australia.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

As the virus made its way over the next few months, and the capital city - along with the rest of the country - remained under a strict shutdown, tragedy lurked at every corner.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

These gloomy thoughts lurked in my subconscious as I gobbled up this entire book over Thanksgiving weekend.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

Dad’s only bit of advice about my going to Fullbrook lurked in the background—he didn’t have to say it, because it was loud enough in my head already.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely