creepier; creepiest
1
: producing a nervous shivery apprehension
a creepy horror story
also
: eerie
2
: of, relating to, or being a creep : annoyingly unpleasant
a creepy old man
Synonyms
Examples of creepy in a Sentence
There's something creepy about that guy.
a fascinating but creepy stage show by an offbeat magician
Recent Examples on the Web
Its world seems perpetually cast in green and purple shadows, but the details are less creepy than kooky.
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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
What’s the deal with the Cat King (Lukas Gage), the anthropomorphic feline with a creepy crush on Edwin?
—Alison Herman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
Less time zipping between love interests will hopefully mean more time to solve the mystery of the creepy texter who begins sending her cryptic, threatening messages in the final moments of Season 1.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
The acting is top-notch, particularly from Gunning, who disappears into Martha's creepy skin.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
That this happened to me, the rare consumer who reads privacy policies and is constantly on the lookout for creepy data collection, demonstrates what little hope there was for the typical car buyer.
—Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
On Tuesday, Amazon MGM Studios released the trailer for Blink Twice, the directorial debut of Zoë Kravitz out Aug. 23, starring Channing Tatum as tech billionaire Slater King, who lures women to a creepy private island.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024
The company debuted spatial personas a few weeks ago, to give you some friendly companions in the Vision Pro universe, however, the early spatial personas were a little creepy.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
Its red-curtained interior is presided over by a creepy, David Lynchian bartender.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
What’s the deal with the Cat King (Lukas Gage), the anthropomorphic feline with a creepy crush on Edwin?
—Alison Herman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
Less time zipping between love interests will hopefully mean more time to solve the mystery of the creepy texter who begins sending her cryptic, threatening messages in the final moments of Season 1.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
The acting is top-notch, particularly from Gunning, who disappears into Martha's creepy skin.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
That this happened to me, the rare consumer who reads privacy policies and is constantly on the lookout for creepy data collection, demonstrates what little hope there was for the typical car buyer.
—Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
On Tuesday, Amazon MGM Studios released the trailer for Blink Twice, the directorial debut of Zoë Kravitz out Aug. 23, starring Channing Tatum as tech billionaire Slater King, who lures women to a creepy private island.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024
The company debuted spatial personas a few weeks ago, to give you some friendly companions in the Vision Pro universe, however, the early spatial personas were a little creepy.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
Its red-curtained interior is presided over by a creepy, David Lynchian bartender.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Creepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creepy. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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