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CREEPS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CREEPS?

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Associations of "Creeps" (30 Words)

Associations of "Creeps" (30 Words)

apology	A poor example. He wrote a letter of apology* to the hostess.*
boggle	Startle with amazement or fear. This boggles the mind.
cower	Crouch or curl up. Children cowered in terror as the shoot out erupted.
crawl	Swim by doing the crawl. A crawl* was all that the injured man could manage.*
cringe	Show submission or fear. I cringed at the fellow s stupidity.
crouch	A crouching stance or posture. Leo was crouched before the fire.
duck	The meat of a duck as food. A tangy stew of duck* lamb and sausage.*
flinch	An act of flinching. She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf.
furtive	Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed. Furtive behavior.
grovel	Lie or crawl abjectly on the ground with one’s face downwards. He grovelled at George s feet.
huddle	Confusion; bustle. He controls the huddle* and the team better than anybody else.*
insidious	Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way. Insidious pleasures.
lurk	(of an unpleasant quality) be present in a latent or barely discernible state, although still presenting a threat. Danger lurks beneath the surface.
posture	Assume a posture as for artistic purposes. And still these two were postured motionless.
purloin	Make off with belongings of others. He must have managed to purloin* a copy of the key.*
rebound	The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot. Rebound hypertension.
recoil	The action of recoiling. His body jerked with the recoil* of the rifle.*
say	Indicate. The clock says noon.
secretly	Not openly; inwardly. Met secretly* to discuss the invasion plans.*
shrink	A physician who specializes in psychiatry. The metal is unsuitable for shrinking on to wooden staves.
silently	Without speaking. She sobbed silently* in the corner.*
sit	Be or remain in a particular position or state. Parliament continued sitting until March 16.
sneak	Someone who prowls or sneaks about usually with unlawful intentions. Sneak a cigarette.
snitch	Take by theft. They thought he was a plant or a snitch.
squat	An exercise in which a person squats down and rises again while holding a barbell across one s shoulders. A squatty red smokestack.
stealthily	In a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard. We need to move stealthily* and look inconspicuous.*
stealthy	Behaving or done in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard. Stealthy footsteps.
step	Set up a mast in its step. Step back.
surreptitious	Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. A surreptitious* glance at his watch.*
wince	Make a face indicating disgust or dislike. He winced at the disgust in her voice.