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

Cristobal wants to make sure none of that outside noise creeps in as Miami navigates through its campaign. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Work creeps in that no longer matches the role, the individual's strengths or what the organization needs most right now. — Karen Cochran, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

The real culprit is a manipulative drug dealer (Ben Foster, who’s becoming the go-to actor to play creeps) who swoops in and steals Mike’s lady love, Sophia (Shailene Woodley). — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

An easy one-and-done outfit for warm days, this midi dress is just as easy to layer with a jacket or cardigan once fall creeps in. — Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

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

Verb

Complexity slowly creeps in, via the boardroom, presentations, decisions, relationships and finally, the ability to serve the consumer and the very reason why the company exists in the first place. — Sonal Jain, Forbes.com, 22 July 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