sneak

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SNEAK

to move about in a sly or secret manner <the little kids sneak around upstairs when they're supposed to be in bed>

Synonyms lurk, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, steal

Related Words crawl, creep, edge, inch, worm; ghost, pad, tiptoe

to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way <sneak the topic into the conversation any way you can>

Synonyms infiltrate, slip, sneak, wind, work in, worm, wriggle

Related Words creep, edge, wiggle; insert, interpolate, interpose, introduce

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