snooping Synonyms & Antonyms
ˈsnüp
What Is Another Word for Snooping?
Instead of snooping you can say butting in, interfering or interloping depending on the context. Its opposites include avoiding and eschewing.
Choose a meaning, then find a word that fits your sentence.
Snooping as a Verb
1
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
a private investigator snooping around the abandoned warehouse
Synonyms & similar words
butting ininterferinginterlopingintermeddlingintrudingmeddlingmessingmucking (about or around)nosingobtrudingpokingpryingbutt ininterfereinterlopeintermeddleintrudemeddlemessmuck (about or around)noseobtrudepokepry
Antonyms & near antonyms
Snooping in a Sentence
If I had not snooped on her, I wouldn't have found out that she lied about her degree.
a private investigator snooping around the abandoned warehouse
Word Forms & Grammar
snooped
snoop·ing
snoops
snoop·er noun
snoop
snooper
snoopers
snooping
snooping (plural snoopings)
Words That Rhyme With Snooping
Origin of Snooping
Dutch snoepen to buy or eat on the sly; akin to Dutch snappen to snap
First Known Use
1832
Snooping at a Glance
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈsnüp/ |
| Meaning | to interest oneself in what is not one's concern |
| Synonyms | butting in, interfering and interloping |
| Antonyms | avoiding, eschewing and shunning |
| First known use | 1832 |