creepier; creepiest
1
: producing a nervous shivery apprehension
a creepy horror story
also
: eerie
2
: of, relating to, or being a creep : annoyingly unpleasant
a creepy old man
Examples of creepy in a Sentence
There's something creepy about that guy.
a fascinating but creepy stage show by an offbeat magician
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Devon is suspicious of Simone’s borderline creepy relationship with her boss, Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore), and ambushes her with an intervention at the Kells’ island home.
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 3 June 2025
Bug poems can’t completely sublimate their object of poetic attention—bugs are too creepy and alive.
—Hannah Brooks-Motl
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
There are creepy noises, unusually cold rooms, a looming raven and more.
—Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The Crypt Keeper is the last cameo featured in the mirror scene, but that's not the end of the reference — the creepy host of Tales From the Crypt puts his hands to his face in a manner that's unmistakably evoking Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) in Home Alone (1990).
—Steve Daly, EW.com, 26 May 2025
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 3 June 2025
Bug poems can’t completely sublimate their object of poetic attention—bugs are too creepy and alive.
—Hannah Brooks-Motl
june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025
There are creepy noises, unusually cold rooms, a looming raven and more.
—Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The Crypt Keeper is the last cameo featured in the mirror scene, but that's not the end of the reference — the creepy host of Tales From the Crypt puts his hands to his face in a manner that's unmistakably evoking Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) in Home Alone (1990).
—Steve Daly, EW.com, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for creepy
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“Creepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creepy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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