creepily
In disturbing fashion
In a manner that causes unease or mild dread—suggesting something unsettling or sinister.
Someone might smile creepily, stare creepily, or move creepily through shadows.
The word often describes behavior that feels invasive or predatory: He was creepily obsessed with her social media posts.
The doll's eyes followed us creepily around the room.
In a threatening way
- malevolentlyWith harmful intent
- insidiouslyHarmfully but subtly
- deviouslyIn a scheming way
- threateninglyIn a menacing way
ominously · villainously · wickedly · treacherously · scheming · predatory · leering · prowling
In an unsettling manner
- disturbinglyIn an unsettling manner
- disquietinglyIn an unsettling manner
- jarringlyIn a clashing manner
- startlinglyIn surprising manner
uncomfortably · awkwardly · strangely · wrongly · offputtingly · disconcertingly · bizarrely · peculiarly
Resembling a specter
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
eldritch · phantom · apparition · whispery · shadowy · misty · twilight · gloomy
In a persistently unsettling way
- ghoulishlyIn a death-obsessed way
- eerilyIn an unsettling manner
- skeletallyRelating to bone framework
- graveyardPlot for interring the dead
cobwebbed · midnight · foggy · shadows · bats · jack-o-lantern · tombstone · cackling
menacingly
In a threatening way
- malevolentlyWith harmful intent
- insidiouslyHarmfully but subtly
- deviouslyIn a scheming way
threateningly · ominously · villainously · wickedly · treacherously · scheming · predatory · leering · prowling · stalking
unnervingly
In an unsettling manner
- disturbinglyIn an unsettling manner
- disquietinglyIn an unsettling manner
- jarringlyIn a clashing manner
startlingly · uncomfortably · awkwardly · strangely · wrongly · offputtingly · disconcertingly · bizarrely · peculiarly · weirdly
ghostly
Resembling a specter
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
otherworldly · eldritch · phantom · apparition · whispery · shadowy · misty · twilight · gloomy · arcane
hauntingly
In a persistently unsettling way
- ghoulishlyIn a death-obsessed way
- eerilyIn an unsettling manner
- skeletallyRelating to bone framework
graveyard · cobwebbed · midnight · foggy · shadows · bats · jack-o-lantern · tombstone · cackling · rattling
creepilyreassuringly
In confidence-restoring fashion
comfortingly · pleasantly · warmly · invitingly · soothingly
creepilynormally
In the usual manner
ordinarily · unremarkably · conventionally · predictably · typically
- creeping outCausing uneasy discomfort
- creeping in
- creeping along
- creeping dreadSlowly intensifying fearful anticipation
- creeping sensationSlow prickling on skin
- creeping onMoving furtively toward