Creeping and Running

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Creeping

Creeping adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Usage example: at this creeping pace of progress we'll never have the float ready for the parade
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Antonyms for Creeping
Running is an antonym for creeping.
Nearby Words: creep, creepy, creeper

Running

Running adjective - Being in effective operation.
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Antonyms for Running
Creeping is an antonym for running.
Nearby Words: run, runner
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  • Happens in an early chapter of Bleach: Ichigo and Kon are arguing about Kon running around in Ichigo's body, as a Hollow is creeping up on them.
    Source: Shut Up Scary Thing
  • Literature / The Railway Series Thomas during his Bratty Half-Pint days was particularly so, with a hobby of quietly creeping up on dozing big engines, waking them up suddenly, and then running off laughing.
    Source: Literature / The Railway Series
  • Explosive Leash Unfortunately he used inferior models so most of the DLC is spent either creeping slowly trying to find speakers (which set off the collar after about 20 seconds) or running to hopefully run out of range.
    Source: Explosive Leash
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Running and Creeping. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/creeping/running
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