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creep up

VERB

approach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come contact match meet near reach surround threaten

STRONG

advance approximate bear border buzz converge equal impend progress resemble

WEAK

be comparable to be like belly up to catch up close in come at come close compare with correspond to draw near gain on go toward loom up move in on move toward take after verge upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid depart go leave miss

STRONG

decrease retreat retrogress stop

WEAK

distance go away

Example Sentences

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The mercury is set to creep up each day for the remainder of the week before the warmest weather of the year so far settles in.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Instead, costs creep up quietly across everyday purchases, from cars and electronics to food and home repairs.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

The film vaults across eight decades, but tonally it’s as still as a rabbit snare, letting the audience creep up to its theme of human obsolescence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Recent weak U.K. jobs data, however, caused the prospect of a reduction in December to creep up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Cars creep up to the intersection and the driver will see the party blocking their way and shrug and make a U-turn.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

creep up

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