sneaks up

Related
  • creepsUnsettling individuals
  • stalksFollows obsessively or secretly
  • lurksLingers undetected
  • tiptoesWalks on foot-fronts
  • ambushSurprise strike from concealment

pounces · shadows · silent · stealthy · prowls · surprise · catches · unaware · blindsides · approaches · quiet · predator · hunter · footsteps · watching · waiting · hidden · crouching

Opposites
manner of approach

sneaks upbarges in

Enters without permission

intent to surprise

sneaks upforewarns

Alerts to coming danger

gives notice · alerts · warns · calls out · knocks

movement style

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