Synonyms of creeps

creeps 1 of 2

noun

plural of creep

as in jerks

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

finally found the creep who kept throwing his trash in the woods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jerks
• bastards
• clowns
• dogs
• skunks
• snakes
• rats
• vermin
• idiots
• buggers
• jokers
• morons
• beasts
• reptiles
• brutes
• toads
• swine
• rotters
• louses
• scumbags
• scums
• heels
• villains
• varmints
• bounders
• pills
• slimes
• stinkers
• dirtbags
• buzzards
• brats
• boors
• nuisances
• blighters
• slimeballs
• finks
• cads
• cretins
• cruds
• schmucks
• hounds
• sleazes
• fools
• bleeders
• louts
• curs
• sods
• sleazeballs
• barbarians
• nerds
• sons of guns
• churls
• sleazebags
• chuffs
• stinkards
• scuzzballs
• crumbs
• savages
• nuts
• slobs
• so-and-sos
• scoundrels
• rat finks
• rogues
• lowlifes
• wretches
• vulgarians
• scabs
• miscreants
• loudmouths
• cavemen
• boobies
• roughnecks
• dopes
• imbeciles
• goons
• rascals
• dolts
• scamps
• pests
• ninnies
• snobs
• Neanderthals
• blockheads
• snots
• airheads
• turkeys
• dinks
• jackasses
• dorks
• nincompoops
• dweebs
• doofuses
• schmoes
• snips
• nitwits
• nits
• insolents
• birdbrains
• snoots
• half-wits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• ladies
• gentlemen
• idols
• role models
• angels
• heroines
• saints

creeps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of creep

1

as in encroaches

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

• encroaches
• inches
• worms
• invades
• sneaks
• snakes
• intrudes
• impinges
• entrenches
• overshoots
• infringes
• overreaches
• oversteps
• overruns
• overpasses

2

as in lingers

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

• lingers
• crawls
• drags
• pokes
• delays
• strolls
• loiters
• lags
• plays
• shuffles
• hangs fire
• dawdles
• mopes
• marks time
• falls behind
• stalls
• diddles
• drops behind
• tarries
• lollygags
• dallies
• staggers
• dillydallies
• takes one's time
• drags one's feet
• idles
• saunters
• lounges
• ambles
• shilly-shallies
• loafs
• fools around
• inches
• hangs (around or out)
• fiddles (around)
• potters (around)
• trifles
• putters (around)
• decelerates
• eases
• lolls
• plods
• messes around
• slows (down or up)
• lumbers
• temporizes
• monkeys (around)
• procrastinates
• filibusters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rushes
• tears
• flies
• scurries
• hurries
• races
• speeds
• barrels
• runs
• hastens
• courses
• rips
• careers
• whirls
• whizzes
• scoots
• dashes
• whisks
• hurtles
• breezes
• zips
• hustles
• bolts
• rockets
• scuds
• scrambles
• humps
• darts
• bowls
• runs
• trots
• stampedes
• gallops
• jogs
• accelerates
• sprints
• quickens
• hotfoots (it)
• overtakes
• speeds (up)
• outruns
• outstrips
• catches up
• outpaces
• fast-forwards

3

as in crawls

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

• crawls
• snakes
• slides
• worms
• slithers
• wriggles
• sneaks
• crouches
• tiptoes
• bellies
• grovels
• edges
• squats
• steals
• inches
• noses
• skulks

4

as in drags

to move slowly

the class hour seems to creep by

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drags
• crawls
• pokes
• shuffles
• oozes
• slouches
• inches
• limps
• noses
• creaks (along)
• snails
• plods
• trudges
• tramps
• shambles
• lumbers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• races
• speeds
• flies
• floats
• tears
• glides
• whizzes
• sails
• hurries
• zips

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of creeps

Noun

As Neptune goes retrograde, anxiety creeps in at the realization of your fallibility. — Usa Today, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Water sprayed to control dust creeps into the streets, creating small pools of green liquid. — Jena Brooker, ProPublica, 6 July 2026

When grass creeps into flower beds, or mulch blends into the lawn, the entire landscape can lose its sense of structure. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 2 July 2026

In some environments, workflows designed for speed begin slowing down again as manual review creeps back into the process. — Patricia Camden, Fortune, 20 June 2026

Giving this much power to women hopefully filters out the worst, impatient creeps. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026

Succumbing to the urge to scroll Instagram the second conversation grows quiet or social awkwardness creeps in. — Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026

But here, in the strongest era of his leading man status, Caine is a dashing, moral, relentless badass who takes out an entire family of rich creeps. — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026

Fences and landscaping creeps can cause small misunderstandings that quickly grow into legal disputes. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026

Verb

Misalignment creeps in simply because a high volume of choices are handed off to local leaders operating under distinct market pressures. — Peter Ross, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

As our conversation extends into the hour mark, her hood creeps upward along the side of her face most visible to those around us. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026

The look of elation that creeps over his face is a perfect encapsulation of everything that long-suffering Knicks fans were feeling when the ad aired. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 16 June 2026

Humidity creeps back into the picture on Sunday with highs in the low 90s, increasing clouds and brisk southwest winds ahead of a strong cold front. — Tammie Souza, CBS News, 13 June 2026

Cleary asks people to pay attention to which feelings keep surfacing and when—anger that flares every evening, say, or loneliness that creeps in at night. — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 June 2026

When the temperature creeps above 90°F, light, airy fragrances are the move. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 June 2026

But danger creeps in, now that the heat has broken. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 June 2026

Hesitation creeps in, options narrow and teams begin playing within themselves. — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 May 2026

Phrases Containing creeps

• give one the creeps