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crept

The word “crept” has 1 syllable: crept

It's pronounced as /krɛpt/

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In the thesaurus, “crept” has 97 synonyms and 45 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for crept

Antonyms for crept

Meanings of crept

  • 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.

Example Sentences

  • He crept quietly into the room.
  • The cat crept closer to its prey.
  • Fear crept into her mind.
  • The fog crept over the hills at dawn.
  • She crept out of the house without making a sound.

On this page you'll find 142 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to crept, such as: accelerated, ambled, approach unnoticed, barreled, bellied, bolted, bowled.

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