as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
a private investigator snooping around the abandoned warehouse
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in spy
Related Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of snoop
PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
Scores of security guards keep the homeless, the snoops and the patent-stealers at bay, while the dealmakers pack into the cramped Westin St. Francis hotel and its surrounds to meet with cash-hungry executives from biotech and other health care companies.
—Molly Castle Work and Arthur Allen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024
Gina Park, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
One member warned that state officials would snoop around their rural properties to tell owners what to do.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snoop
Verb
And a feature called Track Cleaner wipes away tracks and traces of your computer and internet use, to foil snoops.
—PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
Scores of security guards keep the homeless, the snoops and the patent-stealers at bay, while the dealmakers pack into the cramped Westin St. Francis hotel and its surrounds to meet with cash-hungry executives from biotech and other health care companies.
—Molly Castle Work and Arthur Allen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024
Noun
Why not replace snooping with sleuthing?
—Gina Park, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
One member warned that state officials would snoop around their rural properties to tell owners what to do.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snoop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snoop
Verb
-
Some individuals were detained, and one of their family members tried to interfere and hit an officer, police said.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
-
But the coach allegedly interfered in that meeting too.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
This is mostly an over-the-top spy thriller with wild shootouts, great suspense and some really intense action, but this scene took it to another level entirely.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
-
Padrino accused Washington of sharply intensifying aerial surveillance of Venezuela, citing a surge in spy flights last month.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
-
The internet already messed her up pretty good.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Keep communication open by avoiding poking fun at these practices.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
-
Gibson proceeded to the Children’s Chorus room, where two staffers welcomed her to poke through the costume racks.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Peep Dorothy’s peepers when Wicked: For Good premieres November 21.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
5 June 2025
-
Suddenly, Riddick's effervescent peepers become their only hope for survival, if he can be bothered to help out.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Snoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snoop. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share