Synonyms of creeping

creeping 1 of 2

adjective

as in leisurely

moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed

at this creeping pace of progress we'll never have the float ready for the parade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leisurely
• slow
• crawling
• dragging
• lagging
• poking
• pokey
• slowing
• dilatory
• sluggish
• dillydallying
• tardy
• dallying
• laggard
• unhurried
• poky
• dawdling
• languid
• snaillike
• lingering
• snail-paced
• deliberate
• lethargic
• ambling
• loitering
• lounging
• loafing
• plodding
• shuffling
• inert
• inactive
• measured
• inching
• decelerating
• strolling
• procrastinating
• tarrying
• stalling
• heavy-footed
• slow-footed
• filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rushing
• rapid
• running
• flying
• swift
• lightning
• hasty
• speedy
• speeding
• racing
• breathless
• rocketing
• quick
• brisk
• bolting
• dizzy
• fast
• meteoric
• whirlwind
• fleet
• ready
• prompt
• hurrying
• snappy
• whirling
• expeditious
• scudding
• scurrying
• accelerated
• barreling
• scooting
• careering
• breakneck
• warp-speed
• zipping
• whisking
• quickened
• hastened
• rushed
• hurried

creeping

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verb

present participle of creep

1

as in encroaching

to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits

water crept slowly over the top of the tub and onto the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encroaching
• inching
• invading
• sneaking
• worming
• snaking
• impinging
• intruding
• entrenching
• intrenching
• overshooting
• infringing
• overstepping
• overreaching
• overrunning
• overpassing

2

as in lingering

to move or act slowly

that Friday afternoon we were just creeping, waiting for the bell to sound so that we could start the long weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lingering
• crawling
• delaying
• poking
• dragging
• strolling
• shuffling
• lagging
• loitering
• playing
• dawdling
• stalling
• falling behind
• lallygagging
• moping
• hanging fire
• dropping behind
• lollygagging
• diddling
• tarrying
• marking time
• staggering
• dillydallying
• lounging
• dallying
• dragging one's heels
• idling
• dragging one's feet
• sauntering
• inching
• taking one's time
• shilly-shallying
• ambling
• loafing
• trifling
• fiddling (around)
• puttering (around)
• hanging (around or out)
• lolling
• fooling around
• pottering (around)
• decelerating
• easing
• messing around
• monkeying (around)
• plodding
• lumbering
• procrastinating
• slowing (down or up)
• temporizing
• filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flying
• tearing
• rushing
• running
• hurrying
• scurrying
• hastening
• ripping
• speeding
• whirling
• racing
• scudding
• coursing
• whizzing
• scooting
• bolting
• dashing
• barreling
• rocketing
• darting
• careering
• zipping
• whisking
• hurtling
• scrambling
• stampeding
• galloping
• running
• humping
• hustling
• breezing
• accelerating
• trotting
• bowling
• barrelling
• sprinting
• jogging
• quickening
• overtaking
• hotfooting (it)
• speeding (up)
• outrunning
• outpacing
• outstripping
• catching up
• fast-forwarding

3

as in crawling

to move slowly with the body close to the ground

the kitten crept silently across the floor before suddenly pouncing on the mouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crawling
• sliding
• snaking
• slithering
• grovelling
• tiptoeing
• wriggling
• sneaking
• crouching
• squatting
• worming
• bellying
• groveling
• inching
• edging
• stealing
• skulking
• nosing

4

as in dragging

to move slowly

the class hour seems to creep by

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dragging
• crawling
• shuffling
• poking
• inching
• slouching
• oozing
• limping
• creaking (along)
• snailing
• plodding
• nosing
• shambling
• trudging
• tramping
• lumbering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flying
• speeding
• racing
• floating
• gliding
• sailing
• whizzing
• tearing
• zipping
• hurrying