as in lying
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as in talking
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
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as in stealing
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
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Recent Examples of snitching
Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 23 Feb. 2026
The rap world came to interpret this as tantamount to snitching, a violation of a sacred rule in the streets.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
The Brooklyn native was found with cocaine and MDMA and also admitted to assaulting a man who taunted him about snitching during a recent trip to a Florida mall.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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
The rap world came to interpret this as tantamount to snitching, a violation of a sacred rule in the streets.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
The Brooklyn native was found with cocaine and MDMA and also admitted to assaulting a man who taunted him about snitching during a recent trip to a Florida mall.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snitching
Noun
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The woman in this case gave a victim impact statement Thursday, saying that Donaldson has patterns of manipulation, violence and lying.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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The roles of bluffing and secrecy in our interactions with others (or, how lying can help—and hurt—us).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Peters has not expressed remorse for her actions, instead defending them as necessary to investigate possible fraud.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Last month, in a separate case, Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal handed Lai a rare legal victory by overturning his conviction for fraud and quashing a 69-month sentence.—
Reuters 8 hr ago,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Traitors winner Rob Rausch has paid the price for his trickery.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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There’s almost nothing in the way of metaphor or trickery.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Later that year, federal prosecutors in New York charged the company’s former CEO Joanna Smith-Griffin, with securities fraud and related offenses tied to investor deception.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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See what happens when jealousy, suspicion and deception take over.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But that rhetoric sounded hollow in the face of its dalliance with a drug-smuggling double-dealing despot like Noriega.—
Time,
Time,
25 Nov. 2025
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Making his Broadway debut, Burr is a cyclone as the fast-talking, double-dealing Dave Moss, who springs a plan to steal the leads on his unwilling accomplice, George Aaronow (McKean, drolly exasperated).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Instead, @AnthropicAI and its CEO @DarioAmodei, have chosen duplicity.—
Tina Nguyen,
The Verge,
28 Feb. 2026
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Premiering in 2004, Project Runway was instrumental in ushering in a new style of reality competition based on skill rather than duplicity and cynicism.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Snitching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snitching. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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