Answer to "Avoid detection" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SNEAK , but the solution may also be HIDE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in USA Today).

Avoid detection crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
SNEAK	33 %	5
ELUDE	33 %	5
HIDE	17 %	4
LIELOW	17 %	6

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Avoid detection

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• elude
• evade
• escape
• flee
• scape
• run away
• fugitive
• skip
• get away
• pike
• runner
• getaway

Crossword Answer definitions

SNEAK noun

1. One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.
2. A cheat; a con artist.
3. An informer; a tell-tale.
4. A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter
5. A sneaker; a tennis shoe.
6. A play where the quarterback receives the snap and immediately dives forward.

SNEAK verb

1. To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
2. To take something stealthily without permission.
3. (ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something.
4. To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.
5. (with on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.

SNEAK adjective

1. In advance; before release to the general public.
2. In a stealthy or surreptitious manner.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result SNEAK

• Tiptoe about
• Underhanded one
• Dastardly one
• Kind of attack
• Double-crosser
• Pussyfoot
• Quarterback maneuver
• Kind of preview
• 4th and inches option, often
• Creep

More clues leading to the result ELUDE

• Escape from
• Give the slip to
• Shake off
• Slip by unnoticed
• Get away from
• Slip by
• Avoid
• Manage to avoid
• Dodge
• Get by

More clues leading to the result HIDE

• Hair's partner
• _____-and-seek
• Store away
• ___-and-seek
• Animal skin
• Go underground
• Pelt
• Tannery skin
• Participate in a kids' game
• "He's coming!"

More clues leading to the result LIELOW

• Bide one's time
• Stay out of sight
• Try not to attract attention
• Stay off the radar
• Avoid being noticed
• Hide
• Try to avoid detection
• Remain inconspicuous
• Hide out
• Keep out of sight