snuck

[snuhk] / snʌk /

VERB

move stealthily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambush crawl creep evade hide slink slip slither smuggle steal

STRONG

case cheat cower deceive delude glide gumshoe lurk mooch ooze pad pass prowl pussyfoot secrete shirk sidle skulk slide snake snook spirit worm

WEAK

move secretly sly

Antonyms

STRONG

come out

Example Sentences

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Gannon Ken Van Dyke, placed a series of lucrative trades in the days and immediate hours before his colleagues in the service snuck into Caracas and took Maduro.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

Infiniti: I snuck onto set when she was working with Lucy, don’t worry.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“This one,” Spoelstra said, “just kind of snuck up on us.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

As editor at the time, Dacre said the "realisation" that unlawful activities might have been going on "snuck up on us" and so he asked an executive at the paper to look into it.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

In fact, if I hadn’t snuck out, none of this would be happening.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas