CREEP UP Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

creep up

verb

Definition of creep up next

as in to sneak up

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Recent Examples of creep up That September-like chill will persist Wednesday before temperatures creep up a few more degrees, but still remain a bit cooler than normal on Thursday. —

Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025 As higher tariff rates continue to creep up, stagflation and even a recession become likelier, Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, told NBC News last week. —

Rob Wile, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2025 The price of this tiny sports car can still creep up to six figures fairly easily, though. —

ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025

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Dozens of patrons show up at Tsarouhas’ restaurant at all hours — particularly at the crack of dawn — to enjoy patsa as many say the soup eases the stomach after a night of heavy drinking.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Another man, a 35-year-old, showed up at Temple Hospital's Episcopal Campus with a gunshot wound to his head, police said.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026