sneaked up

verb

variants or snuck up
past tense of sneak up
as in crept up

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaked up
  1. turned up
  2. showed up
  3. arrived
  4. hit
  5. reached
Verb
  • The hunt for exoplanets has turned up thousands of worlds, but given there are likely trillions of planets in the Milky Way, many more await discovery.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
  • Here are a few of the stocks that made turned up on the screen.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of turned up
Verb
  • Filmmaker Spike Lee showed up to Friday's news conference to show support for Wells' family.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • In 1964, the first year numbers were documented, 14 runners showed up for the first race in the series and 66 came to the 10-miler on Labor Day.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
Definition of showed up
Verb
  • Mountain Mike’s Pizza has arrived in El Dorado Hills, joining the community’s new retail space.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • When first responders arrived, some people were in the water, others were on the sinking boat, and others were falling into the water, Crispen said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 15 July 2026
Definition of arrived
Verb
  • However, without strong spending activity at home, a heavy reliance on exports makes China particularly vulnerable to a reversal in AI sentiment, which would hit sales of high-tech products.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Lanageliers started the game at catcher and hit third in the lineup while the American League won a largely uneventful affair, 4-0, at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Phillies.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of hit
Verb
  • Their starvation reached new heights, and the men ultimately broke their promise to Odysseus and killed one of Apollo’s cattle.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • Donaldson -- who shot 8 for 12 overall and 3 for 4 on threes - took over in the fourth and reached 20 points for the second time in Miami’s final three games in Las Vegas.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of reached
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

sneaked
sneaked up
sneaker
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Sneaked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaked%20up. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of dog days

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

Why do we say 'fly off the handle'?
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
child-detective
Spot the Misspelled Word July 2026 Those little red underlines can't help you now...
See All