sneak out

verb

To leave quietly or unnoticed.

Meanings

verbsneak out (third-person singular simple present sneaks out, present participle sneaking out, simple past and past participle sneaked out or snuck out)

present singular third person sneaks out · participle present sneaking out · participle past sneaked out · past sneaked out · participle past snuck out · past snuck out

  1. idiomaticinformalTo leave quietly or unnoticed.

    Synonyms: take French leave

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo leave quietly or unnoticed.

More synonyms by meaning

verbleave furtively and stealthily

Similar
slip awaysteal awaysneak awaysneak offslip out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish escabullirse, descabullirse (disused)
  • escabullirseto leave quietly or unnoticed
  • descabullirse (disused)to leave quietly or unnoticed
  • escabullarseto leave quietly or unnoticed
  • descabullarseto leave quietly or unnoticed
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sneak out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sneak%20out.

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