creepy
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Definition of creepy
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Synonyms
agitating, anxious, disquieting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, fraught, hairy, nerve-racking (or nerve-wracking), nervous, restless, tense, uneasy, unnerving, unsettling, worrisome
Antonyms
calming, comfortable, easy, peaceful, quiet, quieting, tranquil
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At a glance this seems like innocuous stuff: creepy, definitely, but maybe nothing that would cause people to sharpen their pitchforks. — Luke Darby, GQ, "Mark Zuckerberg Is Sorry Your Data Was Stolen and Will Actually Try to Keep It Safe Now," 25 Mar. 2018 Award is Krystal, a fitness coach whose blatantly selfish disregard for others makes her perpetually frozen smile seem creepy, a little like Pennywise the clown in It. — Kareem Abdul-jabbar, The Hollywood Reporter, "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: This Season's Bachelor Is Out of Step in the #MeToo Era," 22 Jan. 2018 The patient documented the moving creepy-crawly in a series of selfies (naturally) seen below. — Sarah Klein, Health.com, "A Moving Bump on This Woman's Face Turned Out to Be a Live Worm," 22 June 2018 Earth Day includes a visit by Dr. Insecta's creepy-crawly insect station, as well as the release of nearly 100 butterflies. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "North Olmsted to host third annual Earth Fair April 22 at North Olmsted Community Park," 11 Apr. 2018 Fortunately for wasps, however, Marvel has a reputation for empowering creepy-crawly underdogs (see: Spider-Man). — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, "Five Real Life Wasp Superpowers Not in Ant-Man and the Wasp," 22 Mar. 2018 There's something a little creepy, a little forbidden, a little haunted, and totally compelling about seeing the remains of what used to be there. — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Your kids can pretend to be urban explorers on this Wisconsin hiking trail," 20 June 2018 The latest image features a creepy, skeletal animal with little hair and a long tail, like a monkey. — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, "A monkey is on the run in South Carolina, and it loves to make itself at home," 8 June 2018 Sharp Object's first trailer is creepy, to say the least. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Amy Adams' New HBO Show Looks Like a Creepy Mix of 'Big Little Lies' and 'Gone Girl'," 23 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'creepy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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'Creep': A Skin-Crawling History
'Creep': A Skin-Crawling History
The word has been moving slowly through English for centuries.
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The first known use of creepy was in 1836
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creepy
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English Language Learners Definition of creepy
: strange or scary : causing people to feel nervous and afraid
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Kids Definition of creepy
1 : eerie a creepy old house
2 : annoyingly unpleasant Dozens of frogs gave me a creepy feeling.
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