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creepy

[kree-pee] / ˈkri pi /
ADJECTIVE
nasty, scary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awful disgusting disturbing eerie frightening ghoulish macabre menacing ominous sinister terrifying weird
WEAK
direful dreadful gruesome hair-raising horrible itching itchy nightmarish shuddersome threatening unpleasant
Antonyms
STRONGEST
normal pleasing
WEAK
good nice pleasant unscary

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Not to be creepy about it or anything.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Others cited her previous comments about fans' "creepy" and "stalker-like-behaviour", external.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

That also goes for instances late in Mabel’s adventure in which “Hoppers” steps into amusingly creepy terrain, paying homage to the horror genre.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Like teens in a creepy house the software sub-sectors are being taken out methodically, one by one.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

Nhamo didn’t want to be rude, but she thought it was creepy to have a dead man on the wall of your bedroom.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer