Synonyms for
Creeping
Definition
moving slowly and quietly, often close to the ground
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- creeping vine
- creeping plant
- creeping shadow
- creeping dread
- creeping inflation
- creeping paralysis
- creeping slowly
Word family
Usage note
Often used to describe slow, gradual movement, either literal (plants) or figurative (emotions, economic trends). Can sometimes imply something unwelcome or insidious.
Example sentences
- The snail is creeping along the sidewalk.
- The cat is creeping up on the mouse.
- The fog is creeping over the hills.
- The vines are creeping up the trellis.
- The soldier is creeping through the woods.
Quotes
The creeping tide, like a thief, steals softly in.
The creeping hours of time have not found me unprepared.
The creeping years have made me old.