Sneaked vs. Snuck

Difference Between Sneaked and Snuck

To go or move in a quiet, stealthy way.

A past tense and a past participle of sneak. See Usage Note at sneak.

To behave in a cowardly or servile manner.

simple past tense and past participle of sneak

I snuck into the theater because the movie had already started.

To move, give, take, or put in a quiet, stealthy manner

sneak candy into one's mouth.

sneaked a look at the grade sheet.

A person regarded as stealthy, cowardly, or underhanded.

An instance of sneaking; a quiet, stealthy movement.

(Informal) A sneaker.

Carried out in a clandestine manner

sneak preparations for war.

Perpetrated without warning

a sneak attack.

simple past tense and past participle of sneak