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
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
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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Crawford said the lying in wait allegations could not be proved because his client was just standing by a gate when the attack happened.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
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The selfish tyrant attaches himself only to those others who share his selfishness, who are eager to wear the mask of perpetual lying.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In June, she was invited to appear before the Federal Trade Commission as a panelist to explain the harms of PGM from a consumer fraud perspective.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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When he was arrested on theft and fraud charges in 2023, contractor Ricky McGraw was held up as the poster child for Florida’s crumbling insurance market.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Just like the ClickFix attacks, this malicious trickery is all about running commands that almost all users would never think to do in normal circumstances.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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While there’s a little studio trickery, like a drum part taped at a slower tempo but sped up to the BPM in the recording, the rest was due to a perspective shift.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
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Named one of the 10 Best Books of 2025 by The New York Times, Angel Down follows Private Cyril Bagger, who has managed to survive the unspeakable horrors of WWI through his wits and deception, swindling fellow soldiers at every opportunity.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
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The drama about power, deception, and the complex bond between father and son is set in 1930s New York as international financier Gregor Antonescu’s empire faces collapse.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Jan. 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
Noun
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Despite his layered duplicity, Jonathan understands and defines himself by courting risk.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Morgan Freeman’s Thaddeus shows up, still twinkling with duplicity.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Snitching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snitching. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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