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Nouns (1)

sneak

n. a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible

Verbs (5)

sneak

v. put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette"

slip

v. pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"

mouse, creep, pussyfoot

v. to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

Adverbs (0)

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Adjectives (0)

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Fuzzynyms (35)

robber

n. a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence

bandit, brigand

n. an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

burglar

n. a thief who enters a building with intent to steal

criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor

n. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate, pirate

n. someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

ease

v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

slither, slide

v. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

slip

v. move easily; "slip into something comfortable"

slink

v. walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey"

sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot

v. to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

skulk

v. move stealthily; "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day"

glide

v. move smoothly and effortlessly

skulk

v. move stealthily; "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day"

lurk, skulk

v. lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

edge

v. provide with an edge; "edge a blade"

slip, sneak

v. pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"

slip

v. move easily; "slip into something comfortable"

glide

v. move smoothly and effortlessly

slither, slide

v. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

Synonyms (14)

elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

slip away, steal away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out

v. leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard"

Antonyms (0)

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