snooped around

Nosed into things

To snoop around is to poke through a place looking for information you're not supposed to have—examining drawers, reading papers, checking browser history.

The phrase emphasizes physical movement through a space while searching: I caught him snooping around my office.

It implies nosiness or suspicion rather than legitimate investigation.

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homes · curiosity · offices · nosy neighbor · nosiness · suspicion · scrutinized · delved · guilt · surreptitiously · embarrassment · rummaged · eavesdropped · binoculars · prying · distrust · inspected · probed

Opposites
respect for privacy/boundaries

snooped aroundkept to oneself

Not disclosed to others

looked away

activity vs. inactivity

snooped aroundignored

Purposely not noticed

looked the other way · turned a blind eye · disregarded

openness of investigation

snooped aroundinterviewed

Formally questioned for information

surveyed · canvassed

Family

snoop, snooped, snooping, snoops, snooper, snoopers, around

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G