Synonyms for CREEK
krik, krɪkcreek

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1. creeknoun

   Synonyms:
   stream, beck, brook, burn

2. creeknoun

   A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending further into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river.

   The chieftain was well versed in Creek history.

   Synonyms:
   burn, stream, beck, brook

3. creeknoun

   A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.

   Synonyms:
   burn, brook, beck, stream

4. creeknoun

   Any turn or winding.

   Synonyms:
   beck, stream, brook, burn

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. brook, creeknoun

   a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

   "the creek dried up every summer"

   Synonyms:
   brook, creek

2. Creeknoun

   any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma

   Synonyms:
   brook

Matched Categories

1. • Native American
   • Stream

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. creeknoun

   Synonyms:
   inlet, cove, bight, small bay

2. creeknoun

   Synonyms:
   rivulet, small river

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. creeknoun

   Synonyms:
   brook, rivulet, race, runlet, streamlet, runnel, bourn, burn, cove, bight

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "creek":

   brook, ruisseau, stream, stann, river, creeks

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How to use CREEK in a sentence?

1. Manfred Kittel:

   We just have to wait and see how the fish mature in the hatchery and what the environmental conditions look like next winter, the plan theoretically is to put them back in the creek hoping there is enough water to support them.

2. Associated Press:

   Battle Creek’s not because the Republican Party has anything to say to them.

3. Cal Fire Chief Thom Porter:

   We have 150 million trees that died in the southern Sierra several years ago, and those are fueling the Beachie Creek Fire, which is the biggest and most concerning fire to us right now.

4. Adriana Lima:

   The security gate at the entrance and 24/7 patrol serves as a way to ensure only homeowners, their guests, and members enter Indian Creek Island. This is a crucial reason that celebrities such as Julio Iglesias, Adriana Lima, Carl Icahn, Jeffrey Soffer, Eddie Lampert and Peter Breton -- amongst many others -- have lived there.

5. Erika Wahl:

   I've been trusting Willow Creek principal and superintendent for the last several years to take care of my kids, I'm trusting Willow Creek principal and superintendent now.