sneaking out
Leaving without permission
Sneaking out is leaving a place secretly, typically to avoid detection or permission.
Teenagers sneak out of the house at night to meet friends or attend parties their parents wouldn't allow: I got grounded for sneaking out.
The phrase implies stealth and often mild transgression—evading rules rather than escaping danger.
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- tiptoeingWalking on foot-fronts
- back doorSecondary building entrance
- curfewMandated return time
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
midnight · forbidden · secret · quiet · stealth · escape · adventure · teenage · first time · best friend · house party · rebellion · grounded · parents · bedroom · cover story · ladder · shadows
- leavingdeparture, quit, walking away, withdrawing, bail
- teen behavioreye rolling, back talk, backtalk, door slamming, moodiness
- teenagersangst, prom, attitude, back talk, brooding
- minor offensesminor offense, white lie, petty offense, fib, jaywalking
- adolescencepuberty, teenager, coming-of-age, growing up, teen
- defiancedefiance, disobedience, insubordination, noncompliance, rebellion
sneak, sneaking, sneaks, sneaked, sneaky, sneakily, sneakiness, sneaker, sneakers