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Synonyms for creaky

  • adjective

Most common

flea-bitten derelict decrepit rickety rheumatic arthritic screaky

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Rickety

rickety, decrepit, run-down, derelict, flea-bitten, woebegone

2. Arthritic

arthritic, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy

Other

screaky

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Tending to creak.

  2. adj. 2

    Worn down by overuse; decrepit.

Related words

Word family
creakily
Phrases
creaky voice

Example sentences

  • derelict The old mosque was derelict and rotting.
  • decrepit I think that his uncle is a decrepit old man.
  • rickety Monday rolled into town on a rickety old bicycle.
  • rheumatic The boy said that the avocado pit eliminates rheumatic pain.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
creakyrising
derelictsteady
decrepitrising
ricketyrising
rheumaticfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
rheumy
7 letters
rickety3, screaky
8 letters
derelict3, decrepit3
9 letters
rheumatic3, arthritic3, woebegone3
10 letters
rheumatoid3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rickety3 = 3 syllables).

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