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sneaking

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sneaking

1 given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions
  • Never let one of those sneaking salespeople into your house.
Synonyms of sneaking

furtive, shady, shifty, slippery, sly, sneaky, stealthy
Words Related to sneaking

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 of sneaking

aboveboard, forthright, plainspoken, straightforward

candid, direct, foursquare, frank, open, plain

honest, trustworthy, truthful
2 undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
  • harbored a sneaking admiration for his chief business rival
Synonyms of sneaking

backstairs, behind-the-scenes, clandestine, covert, furtive, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, private, privy, secret, sneak, sneaky, stealth, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded
Words Related to sneaking

off-the-record

classified, confidential, restricted, top secret, undisclosed

concealed, hidden, secreted, subterranean
Near Antonyms of sneaking

acknowledged, avowed

aboveboard, straightforward, unconcealed, undisguised

unclassified, unrestricted

clear, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain
Antonyms of sneaking

open, overt, public
3 arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust
  • a sneaking eavesdropper
Synonyms of sneaking

cheap, contemptible, deplorable, despicable, dirty, grubby, lame, lousy, mean, nasty, paltry, pitiable, pitiful, scabby, scummy, scurvy, sorry, wretched
Words Related to sneaking

abhorrent, abominable, condemnable, detestable, execrable, hateful, loathsome, odious

disgusting, reptilian, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, revulsive

discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, shameful

base, ignoble, low, shabby, sordid, squalid, vile

blamable, censurable, reprehensible, reproachable

cowardly, craven, dastardly

unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous
Near Antonyms of sneaking

high-minded, honest, honorable, noble, principled, redoubtable, reputable, right-minded, scrupulous, upright

ethical, good, moral, right, righteous, virtuous
Antonyms of sneaking

admirable, commendable, creditable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy

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