sneaky

sneaky

adj \ˈsnē-kē\

sneak·i·ersneak·i·est

Definition of SNEAKY

: marked by stealth, furtiveness, or shiftiness <a sneaky trick>

— sneak·i·ly \-kə-lē\ adverb

— sneak·i·ness \-kē-nəs\ noun

Examples of SNEAKY

1. They make it look like you're getting a lot more than you really are. It's a sneaky trick.
2. It's a sneaky way of getting people to buy something they don't need.

First Known Use of SNEAKY

1833

Related to SNEAKY

Synonyms: furtive, shady, shifty, slippery, sly, sneaking, stealthy

Antonyms: open, overt, public

Related Words: artful, crafty, cunning, devious, foxy, guileful, slick, wily; close, closemouthed, reticent, secretive; clandestine, covert, dark; deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, devious, duplicitous, trickish, tricky, underhand, underhanded; cheating, crooked, defrauding, dishonest, dissembling, double-dealing, knavish, two-faced; lying, mendacious, untrustworthy, untruthful; insidious, perfidious, serpentine, treacherous

Near Antonyms: aboveboard, forthright, plainspoken, straightforward; candid, direct, foursquare, frank, open, plain; honest, trustworthy, truthful

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Rhymes with SNEAKY

beaky, cheeky, cliquey, creaky, freaky, geeky, leaky, piki, reeky, screaky, squeaky, streaky, tiki