Synonyms for creeping

Most common

crawl · crawling

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act of something that creeps.

Related words

Phrases

creeping gromwell creeping bent creeping bentgrass creeping featurism creeping sedge creeping fig creeping thyme blue creeping gromwell

Forms

Plural

creepings → crawlings, crawls…

Example sentences

• crawl The thought of powdered sugar makes my skin crawl.
• crawling Vladimir noticed a cockroach crawling towards him.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

crawl¹

8 letters

crawling²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crawling² = 2 syllables).