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

Both have stellar amenities, space, and sit next to one another on a babbling creek. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026

Our feet would get dirty on the walk back from our nightly bath in the creek. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Life threatening flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses continues. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Aug. 2026

Before then, a creek naturally allowed the flow of surface water down Television Road, court documents say. — Zuri Primos july 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026