Synonyms of snaked

snaked

verb

past tense of snake

1

as in lurked

to move about in a sly or secret manner

snaking softly through the brush

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurked
• sneaked
• slid
• slipped
• crawled
• slunk
• stole
• skulked
• tiptoed
• crept
• inched
• moused
• edged
• shirked
• mooched
• pussyfooted
• wormed
• padded
• ghosted

2

as in slid

to move slowly with the body close to the ground

commandos snaking through the grass toward the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slid
• crept
• crawled
• slithered
• wriggled
• tiptoed
• crouched
• squatted
• wormed
• sneaked
• groveled
• bellied
• inched
• edged
• stole
• nosed
• skulked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snaked

Here, too, there were echoes of Keegan’s blissful early days, when queues snaked outside the stadium hours before kick-off and every victory felt like alchemy. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026

At the bus stop, there was a queue of chartered double-decker buses and a vast crowd, mostly men in blue business suits, snaked four times around the car park, waiting to board the vehicles. — David Szondy july 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026

Food trucks reopened after the storm and long lines snaked around the vendor area. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

The famous crack snaked through during its ringing at the funeral of Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835 and widened beyond repair in 1846 while marking George Washington’s birthday. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026

Extension cords snaked down the sidewalk to power laptops. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 14 June 2026

In fact, that line snaked down Main Street nearly to Pershing. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026

Before the store even opened, people had formed a line that snaked around the David Dinkins building (where the CityStore is located) through a plaza behind the storied landmark, then up and around to the federal courthouse located a few blocks away. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 June 2026

At the beginning of his tenure as the club’s resident DJ, the crowds were sparse, but as word of his sweaty, ecstatic sets quickly spread around Chicago, admission exploded, and lines to get in snaked around the block. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026