Synonyms of creeper

creeper

noun

as in crawler

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crawler
• snail
• straggler
• laggard
• slowpoke
• good-for-nothing
• dawdler
• loafer
• bum
• idler
• putterer
• shirker
• stick-in-the-mud
• deadbeat
• slacker
• loiterer
• slouch
• lingerer
• goldbrick
• slug
• couch potato
• sluggard
• drone
• clock-watcher
• lazybones
• malingerer
• saunterer
• layabout
• do-nothing
• ne'er-do-well
• lotus-eater
• procrastinator
• lounger
• loller
• slugabed
• dropout
• dallier
• delayer
• quitter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doer
• hustler
• hummer
• comer
• achiever
• self-starter
• go-ahead
• powerhouse
• go-getter
• live wire
• highflyer
• highflier

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of creeper

But those seeking restraint and something more clever than the usual carnage will find this talky (in a good way) creeper offers more to chew on than the genre norm. —Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024

The creepers and the necklace are Chanel, of course. —Emily Leibert, Curbed, 26 Sep. 2024

Where to watch: Apple TV and video on demand 'Goosebumps' (2015) R.L. Stine's beloved series of kids horror books was the inspiration behind this rousing adventure where a couple of teens face a host of unleashed creepers, with an evil dummy and Jack Black channeling Stine as a grumpy literary dad. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024

The old Ohio State Reformatory features a variety of creepers, from twisted inmates and deformed prison guards to clowns and zombies. —Troy Smith, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024