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Synonyms for creep

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

psycho weirdo spook creeper cold flow crawling pervert scunge

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Spook

spook, psycho, weirdo, weirdy informal, weirdie informal

2. Creeper — someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric

creeper, creepoid slang, creepazoid slang

Other

crawling, cold flow, pervert, stinker, scunge

Verb

1. Crawl

crawl, cringe, grovel, cower, fawn

2. Sneak

sneak, mouse, pussyfoot

Other

steal, steal in

Antonyms

friend

All antonyms of creep →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric.

  2. n. 2

    The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails).

  3. v. 1

    To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.

    Lizards and snakes crept over the ground.

  4. v. 2

    To grow across a surface rather than upwards.

Related words

Word family
creeper creepy creepy-crawly creeptacular creepware
Phrases
sheep creep feature creep creep in creep up hazard creep risk creep tip creep lifestyle creep

Forms

Plural
creeps → spooks, psychos, weirdos, weirdies…
Past participle
crept
e.g. crept → crawled, cringed, groveled, cowered…

Example sentences

  • psycho Ziri studied Rima's social media like a psycho.
  • weirdo Don't tell me you believe this weirdo over me.
  • creeper If you get too close to a creeper, it'll explode.
  • crawling Vladimir noticed a cockroach crawling towards him.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
creepfalling
psychosteady
weirdorising
spookrising
creepersteady

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

By length

4 letters
fawn1
5 letters
steal1, mouse1, sneak1, crawl1, spook1, cower2
6 letters
psycho2, cringe1, weirdo2, grovel2, weirdy, scunge
7 letters
pervert2, creeper, stinker, weirdie
8 letters
crawling2, creepoid
9 letters
pussyfoot3
10 letters
creepazoid

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cower2 = 2 syllables).