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SNEAKY Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word sneaky. (exact relations)
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slippery
adjectiveadj
adjective

• causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide

adjective satellite

• not to be trusted

underhanded
adjectiveadj
adjective

• with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level

adjective satellite

• marked by deception

conniving
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end

• acting with a specific goal

crafty
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by skill in deception

cunning
adjectiveadj
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• crafty artfulness (especially in deception)

adjective satellite

• attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

• marked by skill in deception

• showing inventiveness and skill

deceitful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• involving deception

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

devious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading

• characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive

• deviating from a straight course

duplicitous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

guileful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by skill in deception

scheming
verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
adjective satellite

• acting with a specific goal

• concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest

shifty
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive

• changing position or direction

sly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by skill in deception

treacherous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• dangerously unstable and unpredictable

• tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

tricky
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not to be trusted

• having concealed difficulty

• marked by skill in deception

wily
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by skill in deception

dodgy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk

• marked by skill in deception

evasive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deliberately vague or ambiguous

• avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire

furtive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

• secret and sly or sordid

sneak
verbv
noun

• a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible

• someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

adjective satellite

• marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

verb

• to go stealthily or furtively

• put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner

• make off with belongings of others

• pass on stealthily

stealthy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

Alternatives for SLIPPERY

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