Synonyms of creek

creek

noun

ˈkrēk 

1

as in brook

a natural body of running water smaller than a river

the shallow creek that runs in back of our house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brook
• stream
• canal
• rivulet
• tributary
• bayou
• rill
• streamlet
• brooklet
• runnel
• beck
• runoff
• burn
• gill
• bourn
• arroyo
• waterway
• coulee
• run
• freshet
• fresh
• channel
• slough
• wash
• watercourse
• runlet
• billabong
• race
• millrace
• cutoff
• branch
• millstream
• distributary
• affluent
• kill
• influent
• confluent
• cut
• gut

2

as in estuary

chiefly British a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline

explored many of the creeks along the Cornwall coast of England

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estuary
• bay
• cove
• loch
• firth
• inlet
• gulf
• fjord
• embayment
• bayou
• port
• bight
• arm
• harbor
• sound
• strait
• road(s)
• narrow
• roadstead
• slough
• backwater

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of creek

Though Sarnia’s industrial corridor is downstream from Lake Huron, several drainage ditches in the area are connected to creeks that flow into the lake, Corcoran said in an interview. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

For others, some roads are likely to flood and creeks and streams could also overflow their banks. — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

The trail meanders along seasonal creeks that spring alive in winter. — Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

According to the Solano Wildlife Rescue and Education Center, a female coyote was found in the trap near a creek, just off Suisun Valley Road in Fairfield. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026