Sneaky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by deception

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈiːki/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈiːki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈiːki/

2 syllables Say it as /snˈiːki/.

Examples

achieved success in business only by underhand methods
a furtive manner
a sneak attack

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sneak underhand stealthy surreptitious underhanded furtive

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by deception “achieved success in business only by underhand methods”
adjective	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed “a furtive manner”

Word Forms

sneak	noun	a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible
sneakiness	noun	a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously
furtiveness	noun	a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously
stealth	noun	avoiding detection by moving carefully
stealthiness	noun	a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hinterhältig

von Täuschung geprägt

🇫🇷French

sournois

marqué par la tromperie

🇪🇸Spanish

furtivo

marcado por el engaño

🇮🇹Italian

subdolo

segnato dall'inganno

🇳🇱Dutch

stiekem

gekenmerkt door bedrog

🇵🇹Portuguese

sorrateiro

marcado pelo engano

🇷🇺Russian

подлый

отмечен обманом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डरपोक

धोखे से चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

লুকোচুরি

প্রতারণা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

தந்திரமான

வஞ்சகத்தால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

దొంగచాటుగా

మోసంతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

चोरटा

फसवणूक द्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડરપોક

છેતરપિંડી દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಟ್ಟಾಗಿ

ವಂಚನೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒളിഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന

വഞ്ചനയാൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਪੋਕ

ਧੋਖੇ ਨਾਲ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈرپوک

دھوکہ دہی سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偷偷摸摸的

带有欺骗的标记

🇯🇵Japanese

卑劣な

欺瞞の痕跡がある

🇰🇷Korean

몰래 하는

속임수로 표시됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lén lút

đánh dấu bằng sự lừa dối

🇹🇭Thai

ส่อเสียด

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยการหลอกลวง

🇮🇩Indonesian

licik

ditandai dengan penipuan

🇵🇭Filipino

palihim

minarkahan ng panlilinlang

🇲🇾Malay

licik

ditandai dengan penipuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متستر

تميزت بالخداع

🇮🇷Persian

یواشکی

با فریب مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

sinsi

aldatmacayla işaretlenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתגַנֵב

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