CRAWLED Synonyms: 144 Similar and Opposite Words

crawled

verb

past tense of crawl

as in crept

to move slowly with the body close to the ground the time we had to crawl through a narrow passageway from one cave to another

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as in dragged

to move slowly the weekend traffic on the road to the beach just crawled

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as in lingered

to move or act slowly the deadline is fast approaching, so this is no time to crawl

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as in buzzed

to be copiously supplied something must be up, as city hall is crawling with reporters

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Recent Examples of crawled Margot, who works for a social-media platform called Kino and shares a New Orleans apartment with her bestie, Ryan (Aaron Holliday), has only just crawled out of a dark period and doesn’t require much to teeter back in. —

Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026 As a toddler, Gabriela crawled about the UCLA clubhouse at reunions. —

Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026 On Saturday, April 4, an unsupervised child crawled under an exterior perimeter fence and then made his way to the primary metal enclosure that surrounds the wolf habitat, according to a spokesperson for Hershey Entertainment and Resorts. —

Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 One crawled on a kitchen prep table. —

David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026 The unsupervised 18-month-old crawled under an exterior perimeter fence and headed to the primary metal enclosure of the wolf habitat, where the child put his hand through the fence, according to the spokesperson. —

Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026 Woods was alone in the car and crawled out of the passenger door after the crash. —

Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026 The man who crawled out of that chest would shape how nations justify power for centuries to come. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Mar. 2026 Back then, the French capital’s central road networks crawled with automobiles. —

Lisa Courbebaisse, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026

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As the '80s gave way to the '90s and, later, the new millennium crept in, all-male singing groups became a defining part of pop culture.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Even so, a little magic has crept into the proceedings, with some brands concealing their cleverness in plain sight and others putting more of the horological art on display.

— Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026