sneaking
Creeping without detection
Sneaking describes something done secretly or furtively, often with a hint of guilt: a sneaking suspicion, a sneaking admiration for his rival.
A sneaking feeling is one you're reluctant to acknowledge openly.
The word also works as the present participle of sneak: She was sneaking out the back door.
Persistent bothering or complaining
- growingIncreasing or enlarging
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- dawningFirst light emerging
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
underlying · unspoken · inkling · hunch · premonition · gnawing · persistent · uneasy
Secret, undetected movement
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- spyCovert information gatherer
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
infiltration · covert · incognito · reconnaissance · surveillance · disguise · camouflage · cloak-and-dagger
Cleverly deceptive
- shiftySeeming dishonest or evasive
- guiltyResponsible for wrongdoing
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
devious · crafty · cunning · deceitful · conniving · scheming · dodgy · slippery
Devising a secret plan
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
manipulation · collusion · double-dealing · treachery · betrayal · ploy · ruse · gambit
nagging
Persistent bothering or complaining
lingering · underlying · unspoken · inkling · hunch · premonition · gnawing · persistent · uneasy · vague
stealth
Secret, undetected movement
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- spyCovert information gatherer
espionage · infiltration · covert · incognito · reconnaissance · surveillance · disguise · camouflage · cloak-and-dagger · subterfuge
tiptoe
Walk on foot-fronts
prowl · slither · sidle · pad · inch · crawl · glide · stalk · shuffle · lurk
sly
Cleverly deceptive
- shiftySeeming dishonest or evasive
- guiltyResponsible for wrongdoing
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
underhanded · devious · crafty · cunning · deceitful · conniving · scheming · dodgy · slippery · evasive
plotting
Devising a secret plan
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
maneuvering · manipulation · collusion · double-dealing · treachery · betrayal · ploy · ruse · gambit · stratagem
- stealthninja, creep, spy, skulk, assassin
- treading lightlytiptoeing, creeping, stealth, pussyfooting
- covert activitiesspying, eavesdropping, snooping, hiding, lurking
- secret behaviorshiding, lying, secrecy, cheating, stalking
- gamingvideo games, buff, games, PlayStation 4, gameplay
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
sneakingovert
Plainly apparent to all
open · unconcealed · public · obvious · conspicuous
sneakingfrank
Open and direct
forthright · straightforward · direct · aboveboard · honest
- sneaking outDeparting covertly, undetected
- sneaking aroundMoving secretly, furtively
- sneaking suspicionVague persistent doubt
- sneaking inCovert unauthorized entry
- sneaking offDeparting undetected