Creep

/kɹiːp/

Synonyms for "creep" (228 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (46)

Noun(15 words)

crawl weirdo ambling appear arise asshole crawling crawls creepers creeping creeps develop dodders edgeedge of

all foursamble andante bastardbend the kneebootlick bowbow and scrapebugger claudicate claudication climb couch cower crawl crawling creek creeping cringe crouch

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dead marchdogtrot dragdrag alongdrag ondrag outedge

Verb(4 words)

cower crawl crawled cringe

Strong matches (68)

Noun(9 words)

enter gropesground coverinching limping moseys moveodd characterovergrowing

fart fawnfeel creepyfeel funnyflatter footpacefuneral marchglidego dead slowgo ongo on and ongo on tiptoego slowgrovel gumshoe gumshoeinghave goosefleshhave the creepsheel hobble

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hood hooligan idle inchinch alongjerk jogjog trotjog-trot kneel kowtowlay waitlazeleisurely gaitlick the dustlickspittlelie in waitlimp lingerlinger onlouselumbering pacelurk meaniemincing stepsmosey mother nightwalk nightwalking pad padding pass pill plod

Verb(5 words)

fawn grovel inched limped mouse

Related words (114)

pokepoke alongprowl prowling pussyfoot pussyfooting rack rat rogue saunter scrabble scramble shadow shamble shirk shit shithead shitheel shuffleshuffle along

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sidle sidling skulk slide slink slinking slither slouchslow marchslow motionsly snake snaking sneak sneaking snot sobson of a bitchsquirmstagger alongstalk stealsteal alongstealing stinkard stinker stoop stroll tarry tip tippytoe tiptoe tiptoeing toadeat toady toddletoddle alongtottertotter alongtraipse truckle trudge turd waddle walkwear onwiggle wormworm alongworming wriggle

Noun(26 words)

progress puttering ramblerush hour crawlshits shuffling skulking slide slip slither slithering slugs snailing snails sneak sneaks spook tiptoes toad tortoises

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trickling trundle turds weasels weirdie weirdy

Verb(17 words)

prowled prowls pussyfoot sidled skulked skulks slinked slinks slipped slithers slunk snailed sneak sneaked snuck tiptoed toddles

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

27 entries

action bend changechange of locationdiffusedisagreeable personeffectfan outflex go growth influence locomote locomotion motion move

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More specific

10 entries

bully crawl crawling doubt drift fear ivy moss nuisance sliding

Collocations

8 entries

creep alongcreep factorcreep motioncreep of timecreep pathcreep ratecreep showcreep test

Inflections

3 entries

creeping creeps crept

Derivations

3 entries

creepily creepiness creepy

Translations

6 translations across 5 languages.

Dutch

1 entries

opschuiven verb (to change or deviate gradually)

Finnish

2 entries

hiipiä verb (to change or deviate gradually)
hivuttautua verb (to change or deviate gradually)

German

1 entries

schleichen verb (to change or deviate gradually)

Hungarian

1 entries

kúszik verb (to change or deviate gradually)

Russian

1 entries

ползти́ verb (to change or deviate gradually)

Sample sentences

40 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The cat took advantage of the high grass to creep on the bird.

Source: tatoeba (44559)

The sight made my flesh creep.

Source: tatoeba (48043)

That was her. She was trying to creep up on me unnoticed.

Source: tatoeba (1245083)

Tom is a creep.

Source: tatoeba (1484761)

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