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creep

The word “creep” has 1 syllable: creep

It's pronounced as /kriːp/

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In the thesaurus, “creep” has 177 synonyms and 54 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for creep along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for creep

Antonyms for creep

Meanings of creep

  • verb
    1. To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
    2. Of plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards.
    3. To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
    4. To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.
    5. To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.
    6. To slip, or to become slightly displaced.
    7. To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn.
    8. To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl.
    9. To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable.
    10. To covertly have sex (with a person other than one's primary partner); to cheat with.
  • noun
    1. The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails).
    2. A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.
    3. A slight displacement of an object: the slight movement of something.
    4. The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.
    5. In sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it.
    6. An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.
    7. The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.
    8. Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.
    9. A frightening and/or disconcerting person, especially one who gives the speaker chills.
    10. A barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through.

Example Sentences

  • I saw a shadow creep across the wall.
  • He tried to creep quietly into the room without being noticed.
  • A sense of fear began to creep over her.
  • We watched the ivy creep up the old stone house.
  • Time seemed to creep by during the long meeting.

On this page you'll find 231 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to creep, such as: Neanderthal, accelerate, airhead, amble, angel, barbarian, barrel.

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