creep (Meaning)
creep (n)
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
creep (v)
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
to go stealthily or furtively
grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
show submission or fear
Synonyms & Antonyms of creep
Synonyms:
- barbarian
- toad
- cur
- buzzard
- bounder
- bleeder
- hound
- savage
- blighter
- louse
- varmint
- swine
- sleazebag
- so-and-so
- nuisance
- sleaze
- dirtbag
- sod
- chuff
- stinker
- joker
- beast
- churl
- brat
- fool
- moron
- lout
- nerd
- slime
- rotter
- heel
- bugger
- idiot
- slob
- slimeball
- pill
- scumbag
- brute
- reptile
- scum
- sleazeball
- son of a gun
- boor
- cretin
- schmuck
- vermin
- villain
- fink
- cad
- crumb
- scuzzball
- stinkard
- crud
Antonyms:
creep Sentence Examples
- A shiver ran down my spine as a strange creep watched me from across the street.
- The old house on the hill had an unsettling creep to it, like a forgotten memory.
- The vines slowly crept up the brick wall, inch by inch.
- We crept through the dark forest, hoping to avoid detection.
- Time seemed to creep by during the long, boring lecture.
- The artist used a special technique to create a sense of creep in his paintings.
- The mold crept across the damp basement ceiling.
- Don't creep up on me like that! You scared the life out of me.
- The feeling of success slowly crept in after months of hard work.
- The moss crept between the cracks in the sidewalk, a sign of nature's resilience.
FAQs About the word creep
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric, a slow longitudinal movement or deformation, a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot,
snake,jerk, dog, clown, skunk, rat, bastard, barbarian, toad, cur
gentleman, hero,hero, lady, lady, gentleman, heroine, idol, idol, role model
A shiver ran down my spine as a strange creep watched me from across the street.
The old house on the hill had an unsettling creep to it, like a forgotten memory.
The vines slowly crept up the brick wall, inch by inch.
We crept through the dark forest, hoping to avoid detection.