creepy
/ˈkriːpi
/adjective (creepier, creepiest) informal
Causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease: the creepy feelings one often gets in a strange house...
- The product itself is less creepy and weird than the testimonials on the website.
- This just feeds my fear of being some immediately identifiable creepy weirdo.
- Even though he's creepy and stalkerish and freaky I have a soft spot for him.
Synonyms
frightening, scaring, terrifying, hair-raising, spine-chilling, blood-curdling, chilling, petrifying, alarming, shocking, harrowing, horrifying, horrific, horrible, awful, nightmarish, macabre, ghostly;
disturbing, eerie, sinister, weird, menacing, ominous, threatening;
Scottish eldritch
informal spooky, freaky, scary, hairy
Derivatives
creepily
- As is so often the case, my suspicions have been creepily confirmed.
- In its final shape, the film is almost creepily self-referential.
- There's a whole book full of such creepily diluted nursery rhymes.
creepiness
- Aside from the creepiness, it's a phenomenal little game.
- It's hard to describe, but the place just exudes corporate creepiness.
- Relying primarily on percussive instruments, the composer can take the credit for at least half the film's creepiness.