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slinking

ADJECTIVE

creeping

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dragging

STRONG

crawling groveling hobbling inching quailing shambling shuffling skulking slithering sneaking squirming worming wriggling writhing

WEAK

barely moving moving slowly on all fours

Antonyms

WEAK

standing upright vertical

ADJECTIVE

furtive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clandestine conspiratorial covert surreptitious

WEAK

artful calculating cautious circumspect cloaked crafty creepy cunning disguised elusive evasive foxy guileful hidden hush-hush insidious masked scheming shifty skulking sly stealthy sub-rosa tricky under wraps under-the-table undercover underhand underhanded wily

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aboveboard honest open

WEAK

forthright truthful

ADJECTIVE

snaky

Synonyms

WEAK

crafty insidious lurking perfidious sneaky subtle treacherous venomous vipery virulent

Antonyms

WEAK

forthright honest straight unwinding upfront

ADJECTIVE

sneaking

Synonyms

STRONG

skulking sneak

WEAK

catlike catty clandestine covert crafty cunning enigmatic feline furtive hush-hush noiseless private secret shifty silent slinky sly sneaky sub-rosa surreptitious under wraps undercover underhand wily

ADJECTIVE

stealthy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crafty

WEAK

catlike catty clandestine covert cunning enigmatic feline furtive hush-hush noiseless private secret shifty silent skulking sly sneak sneaking sneaky sub-rosa surreptitious under wraps undercover underhand wily

Antonyms

WEAK

open public

ADJECTIVE

surreptitious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clandestine covert furtive hush-hush unauthorized

WEAK

fraudulent hidden hole-and-corner on the Q.T. on the sly private skulking sly sneaking stealthy sub-rosa under wraps under-the-table undercover underhand veiled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aboveboard forthright honest open public truthful

WEAK

authorized

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The album was “Transference,” its cover a grainy seventies tableau — a boy slinking low in a golden wingback chair, viridian curtains pooling behind him, a table lamp casting an almost aggressively orange glow.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2025

“Water,” the Johannesburg native’s smash 2023 single, is feather-light and elegant, slinking around a deft amapiano beat .

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

Undulating hills slinking off into the misty nothingness of the horizon.

From New York Times • May 20, 2024

"I love slinking around different genres, and the only reason I'm allowed to do that is because you, the fans, gave me the opportunity to do this."

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2023

The dino began slinking along Fifth Avenue, snout close to the ground.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

slinking

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