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
Examples of creepy in a Sentence
There's something creepy about that guy.
a fascinating but creepy stage show by an offbeat magician
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One suspects that much of the camp’s darkness will stem from the show’s creepy counsellor, played by Toni Collette.
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Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
Monsters may scurry around 'Alien: Earth,' but Noah Hawley suggests the really terrifying characters might be human beings
Hawley says preserving the sheer horror of the original films was integral to his project, and as viewers will see, the Xenomorph eventually gets some creepy friends.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Guests were surrounded by a surreal landscape of vanishing walls, floating furniture, and a creepy clown with a menacing smile.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In May 2025, Netflix released the first six minutes of season 2, which showed Wednesday tied up in a basement surrounded by a bunch of creepy dolls.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
Monsters may scurry around 'Alien: Earth,' but Noah Hawley suggests the really terrifying characters might be human beings
Hawley says preserving the sheer horror of the original films was integral to his project, and as viewers will see, the Xenomorph eventually gets some creepy friends.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Guests were surrounded by a surreal landscape of vanishing walls, floating furniture, and a creepy clown with a menacing smile.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In May 2025, Netflix released the first six minutes of season 2, which showed Wednesday tied up in a basement surrounded by a bunch of creepy dolls.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for creepy
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“Creepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creepy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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