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creaky

[kree-kee] / ˈkri ki /
ADJECTIVE
aged
Synonyms
STRONGEST
elderly
STRONG
ancient antediluvian antiquated antique gray oldie shot worn
WEAK
age-old been around getting on moth-eaten over the hill passé rusty senescent senior citizen timeworn venerable worse for wear
Antonyms
STRONG
fresh modern new recent up-to-date young
WEAK
unripe youthful
ADJECTIVE
ancient
Synonyms
STRONGEST
age-old antique archaic hoary old-fashioned timeworn venerable
STRONG
aged antediluvian bygone elderly fossil oldie relic remote
WEAK
antiquated back number been around early few miles on lot of mileage moth-eaten obsolete old goat older out-of-date outmoded primal primeval primordial rusty superannuated worse for wear
Antonyms
STRONGEST
current fresh modern new
STRONG
young
ADJECTIVE
decrepit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
battered broken-down dilapidated feeble flimsy frail infirm ramshackle rickety run down seedy shabby
WEAK
aged anile antiquated bedraggled doddering effete fragile haggard incapacitated insubstantial old quavering senile shaking superannuated tacky threadbare tired tottering tumble-down unsound used wasted weak weakly weather-beaten worn worn-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
firm healthy hearty solid sound stable strong sturdy
WEAK
fit young
ADJECTIVE
stiff
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arthritic rigid solid stark tense thick tight wooden
STRONG
brittle buckram firm refractory rheumatic set
WEAK
annealed benumbed cemented chilled congealed contracted fixed frozen graceless hardened immalleable impliable incompliant indurate inelastic jelled mechanical numbed ossified petrified resistant solidified starched starchy steely stiff as a board stony taut thickened unbending unflexible ungraceful unsupple unyielding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bending flexible loose pliable slack soft
STRONG
indefinite supple
WEAK
pliant

Example Sentences

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Each forehand slice from the Spaniard was another test of creaky hips, ankles, and knees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

John McGinn and Donyell Malen carved through the creaky Tottenham defence with a rapid exchange of passes before Buendia lashed high into the roof of the net from 10 yards.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

I remember walking up the creaky stairs of the house to our room and feeling like I was walking somewhere with high elevation.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

Amanda, 62, said: "We're the fossils now and we want the chance to make some memories of our own before we get too creaky."

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

He did not, but Aunt Rose hobbled out of the house to sit in the creaky old rocking chair set aside for her.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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