Definition for Creeping:

• of Creep

Synonyms for Creeping:

• adj.

  •given to creeping (adjective)
  • procumbent,
  • climbing,
  • serpentine,
  • stoloniferous,
  • spreading,
  • reptilian,
  • recumbent,
  • vinelike,
  • Clinging,
  • horizontal,
  • Reptant,
  • growing along the ground,
  • prostrate,
  • vermicular.
  •gradual (adjective)
  • gradational,
  • step-by-step,
  • bit-by-bit,
  • gradual.
  •slow (adjective)
  • lingering,
  • slowpoke,
  • tortoiselike,
  • retarded,
  • slow-going,
  • Loitering,
  • slowest,
  • dragging,
  • lethargic,
  • sluggish,
  • leisurely,
  • slow-paced,
  • plodding,
  • slow-moving,
  • Trudging,
  • Delaying,
  • phlegmatic,
  • poky,
  • dawdling,
  • slow-footed,
  • snaillike.
  •slow-footed (adjective)
  • slowfooted,
  • slow footed.
  •slow-going (adjective)
  • slow going.
  •slow-paced (adjective)
  • slowpaced,
  • slow paced.
  •step-by-step (adjective)
  • step by step.
  •tiptoe (adjective)
  • warily.
  •trailing (adjective)
  • most behind,
  • more behind.

• n.

  •
  • aquatic,
  • sneaking,
  • groveling,
  • staggering,
  • lagging,
  • androgynous,
  • arboreal,
  • bare,
  • writhing.
  •crawl (noun)
  • crawl.
  •crawling (noun)
  • crawling.
  •creep (noun)
  • creep.
  •creeping (noun)
  • moving.

• v.

  •slowing (verb)
  • poking,
  • Retarding,
  • slowing,
  • hindering.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • dwarf,
  • algal,
  • bushy,
  • barren,
  • greasy,
  • flowering,
  • submersed,
  • fleshy,
  • scrubby,
  • aromatic,
  • succulent,
  • leafy,
  • herbaceous,
  • perennial,
  • biennial,
  • thirsty,
  • viable,
  • scorched,
  • potted,
  • leguminous,
  • shrubby,
  • female,
  • male,
  • luxuriant,
  • hardy,
  • drag by,
  • etiolated.
  •
  • ephemeral,
  • withered,
  • dense,
  • lush,
  • woody,
  • tender,
  • creep up on.
  •
  • vigorous.
  •
  • early.
  •
  • thick.
  •
  • rank.
  •
  • drag.

Paraphrases for Creeping:

• Independent

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Progressing, Furthering, crawling, reduction, escalating, advance, advancing, reducing, spreading, increasing, crowding, shortening, downsizing, rising, approaching, Nearing, sliding, shrinking, emerging, Phasing, sneaking, lowering, swelling, fondling, widening, ingesting, growing, burgeoning, mushrooming, narrowing, Undergoing, winding, closing, waking, trailing, Looming, unfolding, trying, mounting.

Antonyms for Creeping:

• adj.

  • in the act of creeping
    upright, vertical, standing.
  • Other antonyms:
    fast, scudding, hasty, hurried, breakneck, hurrying, prompt, swift, Rocketing, whirlwind, zipping, whirling, scurrying, rushing, speeding, lightning, fleet, speedy, rushed, snappy, expeditious, quickened, flying, meteoric, running, Careering, rapid, brisk, quick, breathless, Barreling, scooting, ready, accelerated, dizzy, racing.

Creeping Sentence Examples:

• He was now even with the tail - board of the wagon, and slowly creeping up.

• Deadly weakness was creeping upon him, but as yet the brain was clear.

Homophones for Creeping:

• carbonise, carving, caravanning, curbing, craving, carbonic, carpinus, carpinaceae, carbonize, carping, cravenness, chirpiness, curving, carbonaceous, charabanc, crabbiness, Creepiness, Caribbean Sea, carbonous.