SNOOPS Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

snoops 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of snoop

as in interferes

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern a private investigator snooping around the abandoned warehouse

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snoops

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noun

plural of snoop

as in spies

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But as China’s 2018 detention of two Canadian citizens after Canada arrested a Huawei executive showed, the party readily interferes in the legal system when important interests are at stake.

— Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Here’s when to watch and how to catch the best views before bright moonlight interferes.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of interferes

Noun

And Project Bond is joining quite the collection of spies—er, vessels—on the seas.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
Conspiracy theories — of euthanasia, of sterilization, of American bad intentions involving CIA spies, of viruses bred in pig cells (for those who kept Halal) or monkey cells (to Hindus for whom the macaque is sacred) — were common.

— Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of spies

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Ships, like airplanes, are designed with fluid dynamics in mind, and biofoul seriously messes that up.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
From pet hair to crumbs, this Shark handheld cordless vacuum cleaner can tackle messes large and small, thanks to strong suction and a self-cleaning brush that resists pet hair accumulation.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

Definition of messes

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Even in the bathrooms, the toilet and bidet are concealed inside a kind of Travertine bench and the showerhead pokes out from a monolithic stone slab.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
This is strong language, which pokes at our tribal memory of gasoline shortages from the 1970’s.

— George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of pokes

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The interlopers were contrabandistas, Native Pacific Northwesterners brought by American merchants operating out of Hawaii and heading to the Mexican coast to hunt otters without a license.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
And yet scores of interlopers have dropped by the page in order to try and score a miracle — or even have more nefarious plans of ripping off cinephiles.

— William Earl, Variety, 20 July 2026

Definition of interlopers

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