Synonyms of creeper

creeper

noun

as in crawler

Related Words

• crawler
• snail
• straggler
• laggard
• slowpoke
• good-for-nothing
• dawdler
• loafer
• bum
• idler
• putterer
• shirker
• stick-in-the-mud
• deadbeat
• slacker
• loiterer
• slouch
• lingerer
• goldbrick
• slug
• couch potato
• sluggard
• drone
• clock-watcher
• lazybones
• malingerer
• saunterer
• layabout
• do-nothing
• ne'er-do-well
• lotus-eater
• procrastinator
• lounger
• loller
• slugabed
• dropout
• dallier
• delayer
• quitter

Dissimilar Words

• doer
• hustler
• hummer
• comer
• achiever
• self-starter
• go-ahead
• powerhouse
• go-getter
• live wire
• highflier

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of creeper

The quayside, now planted with fast-maturing plane trees and creeper climbing the sandstone walls, is thronged on any sunny day with joggers, walkers and their dogs. — Marie Patino, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026

With Tahiti as its inspiration, the Vanilla Sky (vanilla vodka, orgeat, pineapple, triple sec and lime) is a creeper. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026

To be clear, this is not about resurrecting mustache tattoos, making a case for platform creepers, or recreating your 2016 Pinterest board—although there is a little of that. — Erin Parker, InStyle, 22 Jan. 2026

Most striking among them is the eldest son, dressed in a long velvet frock coat and a battered pair of brothel creepers. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025