Synonyms of creep

creep 1 of 2

noun

as in jerk

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

finally found the creep who kept throwing his trash in the woods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jerk
• bastard
• dog
• clown
• rat
• skunk
• snake
• joker
• beast
• brute
• swine
• vermin
• idiot
• heel
• bugger
• nuisance
• hound
• scum
• fool
• louse
• moron
• reptile
• brat
• toad
• slime
• villain
• varmint
• pill
• scumbag
• stinker
• rotter
• bounder
• sleaze
• cad
• cur
• sod
• lout
• so-and-so
• boor
• blighter
• crud
• cretin
• slimeball
• slob
• buzzard
• barbarian
• schmuck
• dirtbag
• nerd
• fink
• sleazebag
• churl
• sleazeball
• bleeder
• son of a gun
• scuzzball
• savage
• stinkard
• crumb
• chuff
• rat fink
• rogue
• wretch
• scab
• caveman
• lowlife
• scoundrel
• miscreant
• pest
• rascal
• scamp
• vulgarian
• loudmouth
• dope
• Neanderthal
• booby
• imbecile
• goon
• roughneck
• dork
• turkey
• dolt
• jackass
• snob
• ninny
• blockhead
• nut
• dink
• airhead
• snot
• snip
• nincompoop
• doofus
• nit
• insolent
• dweeb
• schmoe
• schmo
• nitwit
• snoot
• half-wit
• birdbrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hero
• gentleman
• lady
• heroine
• role model
• idol
• saint
• angel

creep

2 of 2

verb

ˈkrēp 

1

as in to encroach

to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits

water crept slowly over the top of the tub and onto the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encroach
• worm
• invade
• inch
• sneak
• snake
• intrude
• impinge
• entrench
• infringe
• intrench
• overrun
• overshoot
• overstep
• overreach
• overpass

2

as in to delay

to move or act slowly

that Friday afternoon we were just creeping, waiting for the bell to sound so that we could start the long weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delay
• crawl
• drag
• linger
• poke
• stroll
• loiter
• play
• lag
• dawdle
• fall behind
• hang fire
• mark time
• shuffle
• mope
• drop behind
• stall
• lallygag
• diddle
• lollygag
• stagger
• tarry
• drag one's heels
• lounge
• dillydally
• idle
• take one's time
• saunter
• shilly-shally
• dally
• drag one's feet
• amble
• fiddle (around)
• fool around
• trifle
• decelerate
• hang (around or out)
• ease
• putter (around)
• potter (around)
• loll
• loaf
• mess around
• slow (down or up)
• monkey (around)
• procrastinate
• temporize
• plod
• inch
• lumber
• filibuster

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tear
• run
• course
• race
• rush
• fly
• hurry
• speed
• scurry
• hasten
• career
• rip
• breeze
• rocket
• scoot
• bolt
• dash
• whirl
• whisk
• barrel
• run
• hump
• hurtle
• zip
• dart
• scramble
• hustle
• stampede
• accelerate
• jog
• trot
• gallop
• whiz
• sprint
• whizz
• scud
• quicken
• hotfoot (it)
• overtake
• speed (up)
• catch up
• outrun
• bowl
• outpace
• outstrip
• fast-forward

3

as in to crawl

to move slowly with the body close to the ground

the kitten crept silently across the floor before suddenly pouncing on the mouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crawl
• snake
• slide
• slither
• worm
• wriggle
• tiptoe
• sneak
• crouch
• grovel
• belly
• squat
• steal
• edge
• skulk
• inch
• nose

4

as in to drag

to move slowly

the class hour seems to creep by

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drag
• crawl
• poke
• shuffle
• snail
• limp
• ooze
• slouch
• inch
• creak (along)
• plod
• nose
• trudge
• shamble
• tramp
• lumber

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• race
• speed
• fly
• float
• glide
• sail
• tear
• whiz
• whizz
• hurry
• zip

Examples of creep in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

There was plenty of creeps and treats on hand for the annual Caufield's CreepFest at Caufield's Novelty on Saturday. —Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2024

Plenty of modern horror films have taken a stab at crafting an enduring facial disguise, too, including the animal masks in You're Next (2013) and the smiling creeps in The Purge (2013). —Bronwyn Barnes, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024

Verb

This area has become increasingly threatened by downtown businesses creeping into the neighborhood. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024

Halloween is creeping around the corner, so why not share a scary story or two? —Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing creep

• make one's flesh creep