sneaky

sneaky

adjective \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

Rhymes with SNEAKY

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