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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And to make the audience believe that even a creepy aspiring sperm donor is a sweetie?
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Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
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—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
Equal parts creepy and campy, Ultra Skelly is a wickedly fun way to raise your Halloween game from festive to frightful.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
In the film, about 17 missing children from the same classroom at Maybrook Elementary School and the town left to deal with that loss, Gladys arrives as the creepy aunt of the young Alex Lilly (Cary Christopher), the only student in that class who didn't vanish under mysterious circumstances.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
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Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
Ha-Ha-Halloween Song If your toddler is still a tad freaked out by all the skeletons and ghosts appearing around their neighborhood in the form of creepy decorations, and the prospect of dressing up just doesn’t sound appealing, CoComelon can help.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
Equal parts creepy and campy, Ultra Skelly is a wickedly fun way to raise your Halloween game from festive to frightful.
—PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
In the film, about 17 missing children from the same classroom at Maybrook Elementary School and the town left to deal with that loss, Gladys arrives as the creepy aunt of the young Alex Lilly (Cary Christopher), the only student in that class who didn't vanish under mysterious circumstances.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Creepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creepy. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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