creeping

[kree-ping] / ˈkri pɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

in the act of creeping

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dragging

STRONG

crawling groveling hobbling inching quailing shambling shuffling skulking slinking slithering sneaking squirming worming wriggling writhing

WEAK

barely moving moving slowly on all fours

Antonyms

WEAK

standing upright vertical

ADJECTIVE

given to creeping

Synonyms

STRONGEST

climbing spreading

STRONG

clinging horizontal prostrate reptilian trailing

WEAK

growing along the ground procumbent recumbent reptant serpentine stoloniferous vermicular vinelike

Antonyms

STRONG

upright vertical

WEAK

standing

Example Sentences

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By 2024, they had been reported in Mexico, and were creeping north towards the US.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Global oil prices were creeping back toward the $100 a barrel mark on Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Institutional consolidation and retreat, spiraling costs, technological upheaval — they all add to a creeping sense that an era is over, and worse is coming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

You told us they wanted to grab board seats in a creeping takeover.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But always, just as he was about to fall asleep, the other, darker thoughts came creeping back and made him afraid to close his eyes.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

creeping

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