Synonyms of sneaked

sneaked

verb

variants or snuck

past tense of sneak

1

as in lurked

to move about in a sly or secret manner

the little kids sneak around upstairs when they're supposed to be in bed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in infiltrated

to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way

sneak the topic into the conversation any way you can

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infiltrated
• slipped
• inserted
• introduced
• wormed
• worked in
• wound
• wriggled
• crept
• wiggled
• insinuated
• edged
• interpolated
• interposed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sneaked

Justin Guthrie Hull City Hull City snuck into the Premier League through the play-offs after finishing sixth last season, 22 points behind Championship winners Coventry. — Luke Bosher, New York Times, 31 July 2026

In some cases, migrants headed south to the United States stay in the same Montreal safe houses as people who have snuck into Canada and are waiting out the 14-day refugee period. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026

John Sugar has snuck into Ray Vega’s home and stands behind his adversary with a gun aimed at his head. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Martin Ramirez, 49, who manages a nearby body shop, said a rat sneaked into his shop just days after the fire was knocked down. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

The smelly smoke from the fires spreading across 2,528 square miles in the Province of Ontario snuck into Lake County overnight last Wednesday into Thursday. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Since 2017, Hebden has built up a tidy discography of sub rosa loosies and EPs under the alias, and even snuck out an ultra-limited vinyl anthology of them in 2021; some of those tracks first surfaced on the Four Tet album Parallel, in 2020. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026

On Thursday, a man named Andrew Truelove allegedly snuck past a security guard on the Today show set and made his way toward the co-hosts in search of Today’s Al Roker, who was not on-screen at the time. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026

The Greeks waited inside, and when the Trojan horse was brought inside the city walls, Odysseus and the Greeks snuck out, opened the gates of the city to the waiting Greek army, and slaughtered the Trojans to win the war. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 July 2026