sneaking

[snee-king] / ˈsni kɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

sly

Synonyms

STRONG

arch bluffing calculating conniving crooked designing dissembling intriguing mean plotting scheming slick smart smooth

WEAK

artful astute cagey canny captious covert crafty cunning deceitful deceptive delusive dishonest dishonorable double-dealing elusive foxy furtive guileful illusory impish ingenious insidious mischievous roguish secret secretive sharp shifty shrewd sneaky stealthy subtle surreptitious traitorous treacherous tricky underhand unscrupulous wily

Antonyms

STRONG

aboveboard artless honest

ADJECTIVE

stealthy

Synonyms

STRONG

skulking slinking 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

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No wonder they are closing up shop and sneaking out of town.

From Salon

A go-nowhere subplot about criminals sneaking around the jungle pads out the running time to little effect.

From Los Angeles Times

Amr’s parents said they had tried preventing their son from sneaking out at night when Israeli forces raided their town, near Bethlehem.

From New York Times

Some mock drafts have him sneaking into the first round.

From Washington Times

Water From Your Eyes, “Barley” A deadpan, diced-up bit of post-punk unafraid to be absolutely baked while still sneaking more cool musical ideas into one track than more severe acts stuff into a whole album.

From Los Angeles Times

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