Synonyms of lurks

lurks

verb

present tense third-person singular of lurk

1

as in sneaks

to move about in a sly or secret manner

we caught a glimpse of someone lurking around the corner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sneaks
• slips
• crawls
• slinks
• steals
• slides
• creeps
• skulks
• tiptoes
• snakes
• shirks
• edges
• mouses
• pussyfoots
• mooches
• inches
• worms
• ghosts
• pads

2

as in hides

to remain out of sight

watch out for snakes lurking in the tall grass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hides
• lies
• reposes
• skulks
• lies low
• holes up
• sneaks
• slinks
• eludes
• evades
• sits tight
• avoids

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appears
• comes out
• shows up
• turns up
• materializes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lurks

Those combinations are concentrated through the middle, where Messi generally lurks, with Argentina directing a smaller share of their passing towards the flanks than any other team. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026

In Elliott’s Connecticut, the governor would send a busload of stern but compassionate counselors to protect workers hiding in their office where a gunman lurks. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

As iconography that could unify through recognition that diversity lurks in everyone, the art was truly ahead of its time, and has become more necessary than ever. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Jamon has left the past behind, but danger still lurks. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 June 2026

At the heart of our home galaxy lurks a gigantic black hole that’s more than a trillion times heavier than Earth, with all that mass stuffed into a region that is about 2,000 times wider than our planet. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 June 2026

The distant rumble of the Central line is a reminder that the real world lurks outside this cosseted haven. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026

What starts as a mystery becomes an existential horror film, a harrowing journey into a landscape in which death lurks around every corner. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 23 May 2026

But a killer by the name of Leather Man lurks. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 May 2026