Synonyms of snitch

snitch 1 of 3

verb (1)

as in to talk

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities

he snitched on his friend because he was only looking out for himself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talk
• inform
• fink
• tell (on)
• grass (on)
• squeak
• split (on)
• betray
• sing
• squeal
• rat (on)
• drop a dime (on)
• tattle
• sell (out)
• turn in
• give away
• double-cross
• blab
• cross
• backstab
• tip (off)
• two-time

snitch

2 of 3

verb (2)

as in to steal

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

snitched some paper from the office supply room for use with her printer at home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steal
• swipe
• pilfer
• grab
• snatch
• hook
• thieve
• filch
• rob
• nick
• lift
• pocket
• pinch
• nip
• purloin
• rip off
• appropriate
• misappropriate
• run off with
• heist
• loot
• make away with
• boost
• hijack
• walk off with
• sack
• make off with
• pick
• take
• seize
• burglarize
• plunder
• rifle
• knock over
• shoplift
• poach
• pillage
• kidnap
• collar
• spirit
• rustle
• carjack
• grasp
• abduct
• sponge
• nail
• mooch
• shanghai

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buy
• purchase
• give
• contribute
• present
• donate
• bestow
• hand over

snitch

3 of 3

noun

ˈsnich 

as in informant

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 & Similar Words

• informant
• informer
• canary
• rat
• reporter
• tattletale
• stoolie
• betrayer
• tattler
• squealer
• snitcher
• nark
• spy
• stool pigeon
• fink
• telltale
• rat fink
• deep throat
• talebearer
• snoop
• gossiper
• tipster
• leaker
• blabbermouth
• whistleblower
• notifier
• discloser
• snooper
• gossip
• exposer
• blabber

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snitch

Verb

Rio’s staunch griminess, dreaming of whacking his brother and wanting to cut his nephew’s tongue for snitching, drags Fxce out into the open sea. — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 23 Feb. 2026

Members, the docs claim, are surveilled and allegedly encouraged to snitch on one another. — Jane Borden, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2026

Noun

Only one cardinal survived—smells like a snitch—and Urban was apparently disappointed by how little the other captive cardinals had screamed. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

Or will Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden, who endorsed the snitch site when it was launched, be a fair arbiter of charges against federal agents? — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026