Synonyms for creeping
creep·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. crawl, crawling, creep, creepingnoun

   a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

   "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"

   Synonyms:
   crawl, creep, weirdo, weirdy, weirdie, front crawl, crawling, spook

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1. • Locomotion

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1. creepingadjective

   Synonyms:
   crawling

2. creepingadjective

   Synonyms:
   fawning, sycophantic

3. creepingadjective

   Synonyms:
   (Bot.) growing on the ground or on supports

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 4 votes

1. creepingadjective

   Synonyms:
   crawling, reptile, reptant, fawning, truckling, obsequious, sycophantic

2. creepingnoun

   Synonyms:
   reptation, formication

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1. List of paraphrases for "creeping":

   crawling

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1. Maxine Waters:

   You claim that socialism has engulfed this country, that it keeps creeping, that it's gonna take over private businesses, etc., etc., that is not happening.

2. State John Kerry:

   The debate is whether or not there is some weapons that could be given them to give them greater ability to defend themselves in order to prevent the creeping land grabbing that's been taking place, or at least raise the cost, that's a very legitimate discussion.

3. Interior Minister Thomas De Maiziere:

   It is worrying that anti-immigration incitement is creeping into the heart of our society.

4. Extinction Rebellion:

   Despite our government's denial, this is a national disaster creeping ever closer to the capital.

5. Kim Montes:

   When I came out here two hours after this crash happened, I was doing one mile an hour creeping along the interstate because I could not see in front of my vehicle.