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snitch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of snitch

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
  • Someone must have snitched to the police.
Synonyms of snitch

inform, rat (on), sing, squeal, talk, tell (on)
Words Related to snitch

betray, give away, turn in

backstab, cross, double-cross, sell (out), two-time

blab, tattle

tip (off)
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snitch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of snitch

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
  • Joan snitched some paper from the office supply room for use with her printer at home.
Synonyms of snitch

appropriate, filch, heist, hook, lift, misappropriate, nip, pilfer, pinch, pocket, purloin, rip off, steal, swipe, thieve
Words Related to snitch

burglarize, knock over, rob

loot, pillage, plunder, sack

carjack, hijack (also highjack)

pick, rifle

poach, rustle, shoplift

collar, grab, grasp, nail, seize, snatch, take

mooch, sponge
Phrases Synonymous with snitch

make away with, make off with, run off with, walk off with
Near Antonyms of snitch

buy, purchase

bestow, contribute, donate, give, hand over, present

snitch

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of snitch

a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
  • Several men were sentenced to prison based on the now-questionable testimony of a jailhouse snitch.
Synonyms of snitch

betrayer, informant, informer, rat, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale
Words Related to snitch

collaborator

blabber, blabbermouth, gossip, gossiper, leaker

snoop, snooper, spy

notifier

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