sneakily
In covert fashion
Sneakily is the adverb form of sneaky, describing actions done in a furtive, secretive, or underhanded manner.
If you do something sneakily, you're trying not to be noticed or caught: She sneakily checked her phone under the table during the meeting.
The word often implies mild deception or mischief rather than serious wrongdoing, though context determines whether the sneakiness is playful or genuinely dishonest.
In a covert manner
- surreptitiouslyIn a hidden manner
- clandestinelyIn a hidden manner
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- incognitoWith identity concealed
undetected · concealed · hidden · secretly · discreetly · under-the-radar · behind-the-scenes · quietly
In a scheming manner
- slylyIn a crafty manner
- deviouslyIn a scheming way
- shrewdlyWith keen discernment
- cleverlyWith mental sharpness
artfully · guilefully · calculatingly · manipulatively · scheming · wilily · astutely · ingeniously
Moving furtively, covertly
- lurkingConcealed and watchful
- prowlingMoving stealthily while hunting
- slinkingMoving with furtive stealth
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
tiptoeing · sidling · stealing · gliding · shadowing · stalking · sliding · edging
In mischievous fashion
- playfullyIn a fun-loving way
- roguishlyIn mischievous manner
- naughtilyIn a disobedient manner
- prankishlyIn mischief-making fashion
cheekily · devilishly · teasingly · wickedly · waggishly · puckishly · sportively · elfishly
stealthily
In a covert manner
- surreptitiouslyIn a hidden manner
- clandestinelyIn a hidden manner
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
incognito · undetected · concealed · hidden · secretly · discreetly · under-the-radar · behind-the-scenes · quietly · unobtrusively
craftily
In a scheming manner
cleverly · artfully · guilefully · calculatingly · manipulatively · scheming · wilily · astutely · ingeniously · foxily
skulking
Moving furtively, covertly
- lurkingConcealed and watchful
- prowlingMoving stealthily while hunting
- slinkingMoving with furtive stealth
creeping · tiptoeing · sidling · stealing · gliding · shadowing · stalking · sliding · edging · inching
impishly
In mischievous fashion
prankishly · cheekily · devilishly · teasingly · wickedly · waggishly · puckishly · sportively · elfishly · knavishly
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- shady adverbsdishonestly, deceitfully, deceptively, fraudulently, slyly
- visibilityvisibility, visible, invisible, hidden, hide
sneakilyopenly
Without hiding anything
overtly · blatantly · brazenly · publicly · conspicuously
sneakilyhonestly
In a truthful manner
forthrightly · candidly · transparently · aboveboard · straightforwardly
- sneaking outDeparting covertly, undetected
- sneaking aroundMoving secretly, furtively
- sneaking suspicionVague persistent doubt
- sneaking inCovert unauthorized entry
- sneaking offDeparting undetected