sneak
Tiptoe past unnoticed
Sneak means to move quietly and furtively, trying to avoid notice: She sneaked out after curfew.
You can sneak a glance, sneak a cookie, or sneak something past someone.
A sneak is a furtive person, or as an adjective, something done without warning: a sneak attack, a sneak preview.
The past tense is sneaked, though snuck has become standard in American speech.
Intentionally concealed
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- incognitoWith identity concealed
- shadowLight blocked by object
cloak · disguise · camouflage · hide · secretive · undetected · invisible · concealed
Sly, scheming cleverness
- slyCleverly deceptive
- deviousUnderhanded and calculating
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
- schemingCrafty and calculating
conniving · duplicitous · crafty · wily · deceitful · two-faced · treacherous · manipulative
One who tells authorities
- ratRodent or informer
- finkContemptible informer
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
- informerOne who reveals secrets
whistleblower · stool pigeon · mole · squealer · betrayer · tipster · narc · turncoat
Furtive brief look
- glimpseFleeting view
- teaserSomething that piques interest
- previewAdvance showing sample
- advanceMove or progress forward
exclusive · first look · trailer · spoiler · reveal
creep
Stealthy, slow movement
prowl · sidle · slither · glide · inch · pad · stalk · worm · shuffle · crawl
covert
Intentionally concealed
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- incognitoWith identity concealed
shadow · cloak · disguise · camouflage · hide · secretive · undetected · invisible · concealed · stealthy
cunning
Sly, scheming cleverness
- slyCleverly deceptive
- deviousUnderhanded and calculating
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
scheming · conniving · duplicitous · crafty · wily · deceitful · two-faced · treacherous · manipulative · slippery
snitch
One who tells authorities
- ratRodent or informer
- finkContemptible informer
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
informer · whistleblower · stool pigeon · mole · squealer · betrayer · tipster · narc · turncoat · grass
peek
Furtive brief look
advance · exclusive · first look · trailer · spoiler · reveal
swipe
Quick sliding motion
lift · pocket · filch · smuggle · shoplift · purloin · take · nab · grab · steal
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- startleFrighten suddenly
- pounceSudden attack leap
blindside · waylay · spring · trap · lie in wait · jump · shock · bolt
- body movementsflexion, bend, twist, standing, extension
- stealthninja, creep, spy, skulk, assassin
- discretiondiscreet, discretion, subtle, understated, unobtrusive
- Slipping Throughevade, elude, escape, bypass, squeeze
- platformer movesjump, double jump, wall jump, run, dash
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
sneakovert
Plainly apparent to all
open · aboveboard · straightforward · transparent · avowed
sneakforthright
Directly honest in manner
honest · aboveboard · straightforward · honorable · upstanding
- sneak outLeave without detection
- sneak upAdvance undetected toward someone
- sneak inEnter without being noticed
- sneak peekAdvance partial viewing
- sneak awayDepart covertly
- sneaking outDeparting covertly, undetected
sneaky, sneaking, sneakers, sneaker, sneaks, sneaked, sneakiness, sneakily, sneakier