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creepy

(kriːpi)
Word forms: comparative creepier, superlative creepiest
adjective
If you say that something or someone is creepy, you mean they make you feel very nervous or frightened.
[informal]
There were certain places that were really creepy at night.
Was she still married to that creepy guy, Dennis?
Synonyms: disturbing, threatening, frightening, terrifying More Synonyms of creepy

creepy in British English

(ˈkriːpɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: creepier or creepiest
1.  informal
having or causing a sensation of repulsion, horror, or fear, as of creatures crawling on the skin
2. 
creeping; slow-moving
Derived forms
creepily (ˈcreepily)
adverb
creepiness (ˈcreepiness)
noun

creepy in American English

(ˈkripi)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈcreepier or ˈcreepiest
1. 
creeping; moving slowly
2. 
having or causing a feeling of fear or disgust, as if insects were creeping on one's skin
Derived forms
creepily (ˈcreepily)
adverb
creepiness (ˈcreepiness)
noun

Examples of 'creepy' in a sentence
creepy

It was about 11pm so a bit creepy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is definitely something creepy going on in that house.
The Sun (2012)
Seems a bit creepy to be sitting here scribbling away about the people around me.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It brought back a lot of memories and was really a genuinely creepy place to be.
The Sun (2007)
Maybe all writers have something creepy about them.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Adults tend to think it is a bit creepy.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
That creepy guy you caught staring at your pregnant wife?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He was really creepy and there is no doubt he wanted to get me in that car.
The Sun (2008)
It was as if we were doing something a bit creepy.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Which is a slightly creepy feeling.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Some of them are really creepy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But the evil ghost follows them, in this creepy horror sequel.
The Sun (2006)
This is different - and slightly less creepy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There seems to be something a bit... creepy about lots of men who do.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Not only did filming my daily life feel creepy and intrusive; the footage itself was incredibly dull.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A young family discover they are not alone in their creepy old house.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A family move into a creepy old house and discover a parallel universe with its own perils.
The Sun (2009)
By having signals mixed up in their brains, volunteers were made to feel that a creepy presence was behind them.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Typically creepy, atmospheric horror noir.
The Sun (2015)
I have to say, my behaviour feels a bit creepy.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A magical, slightly creepy app that will identify any song by simply listening to it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A newlywed couple buy a creepy old house, which they hope to turn into their dream home.
The Sun (2010)
The creepy butler guy... didn't he murder somebody?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But that means it is always listening, which for some may raise privacy concerns - or just feel a bit creepy.
The Sun (2016)

In other languages
creepy

British English: creepy ADJECTIVE
If you say that something or someone is creepy, you mean they make you feel very nervous or frightened.
There were certain places that were really creepy at night.
  • American English: creepy
  • Brazilian Portuguese: horripilante
  • Chinese: 吓人的
  • European Spanish: horripilante
  • French: qui donne la chair de poule
  • German: gruselig
  • Italian: che fa accapponare la pelle
  • Japanese: 不気味な
  • Korean: 소름끼치게 하는
  • European Portuguese: horripilante
  • Latin American Spanish: horripilante

Chinese translation of 'creepy'

creepy

(ˈkriːpɪ) (inf)

adj

  1. [story, place, person] 令人毛骨悚然的 (lìng rén máo gǔ sǒngrán de)
(adjective) 
Definition
causing a feeling of fear or disgust
(informal) 
This place is really creepy at night.
Synonyms
disturbing
threatening
a threatening atmosphere of rising tension and stress
frightening
The latest crime statistics are frightening.
terrifying
one of the most terrifying diseases known to man
weird
I had such a weird dream last night.
forbidding
There was something severe and forbidding about her face.
horrible
Still the horrible shrieking came out of his mouth.
menacing
His bushy eyebrows gave his face a menacing look.
unpleasant
scary (informal)
I think prison is going to be a scary thing for Harry.
sinister
There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing.
ominous
There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.
eerie
An eerie silence settled over the forest.
macabre
Police have made a macabre discovery.
nightmarish
She described a nightmarish scene of dead bodies lying in the streets.
hair-raising
hair-raising rides at funfairs
awful
an awful smell of paint

Additional synonyms

in the sense of awful
an awful smell of paint
Synonyms
disgusting,
terrible,
tremendous,
offensive,
gross,
nasty,
foul,
horrible,
dreadful,
unpleasant,
revolting,
stinking (informal),
sickening,
hideous,
vulgar,
vile,
distasteful,
horrid (informal),
frightful,
nauseating,
odious,
repugnant,
loathsome,
abominable,
nauseous,
detestable,
godawful (slang),
hellacious (US, slang),
festy (Australian, slang),
yucko (Australian, slang)
in the sense of eerie
Definition
strange and frightening
An eerie silence settled over the forest.
Synonyms
uncanny,
strange,
frightening,
ghostly,
weird,
mysterious,
scary (informal),
sinister,
uneasy,
fearful,
awesome,
unearthly,
supernatural,
unnatural,
spooky (informal),
creepy (informal),
spectral,
eldritch (poetic),
preternatural
in the sense of forbidding
Definition
severe and threatening in appearance or manner
There was something severe and forbidding about her face.
Synonyms
threatening,
severe,
frightening,
hostile,
grim,
menacing,
sinister,
daunting,
ominous,
unfriendly,
foreboding,
baleful,
bodeful

Nearby words of
creepy

  • creep
  • creep to someone
  • creeper
  • creepy
  • crepitate
  • crescent
  • Crescent, the

Synonyms of 'creepy'

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