creepy
Gives you shivers
Creepy describes something that produces an uneasy, crawling sensation—as if something were creeping on your skin.
A creepy house feels unsettling.
A creepy person makes you uncomfortable in a way that's hard to articulate but feels vaguely threatening: He kept staring at her in this creepy way.
The word often signals behavior that violates social boundaries without being overtly hostile.
Disturbing, death-obsessed
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- ghoulishFascinated by death grotesquely
- grislyShockingly horrific
- morbidUnhealthily drawn to darkness
repulsive · revolting · unsettling · off-putting · skin-crawling · visceral · unnerving · nightmarish
Strangely unsettling
- oddUnusual or not even
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- peculiarStrangely unusual
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
offbeat · unsettling · abnormal · freaky · unnatural · eccentric · inexplicable · surreal
Extreme, overwhelming fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- scaryCausing fright
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
monster · ghoul · chill · tremor · apprehension · haunt · thriller · jump-scare
Harboring ill will
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- villainousExtremely wicked or criminal
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel
wicked · scheming · treacherous · malicious · devious · lurking · predatory · insidious
Obsessive, unwelcome follower
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- unwantedNot wished for
- clingyTending to hold on
overbearing · possessive · smothering · relentless · surveillance · preoccupation · watching · following
Occupied by ghosts
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
specter · uncanny · shadowy · mysterious · ethereal · whisper · twilight · mist
October 31st festival
- haunted houseDwelling believed spirit-inhabited
- zombiesReanimated dead people
- werewolvesHumans who become wolves
- vampiresUndead who drink blood
witchcraft · bats · owls · full moon · midnight · tombstone · skeleton · jack-o-lantern
macabre
Disturbing, death-obsessed
morbid · repulsive · revolting · unsettling · off-putting · skin-crawling · visceral · unnerving · nightmarish · jarring
weird
Strangely unsettling
uncanny · offbeat · unsettling · abnormal · freaky · unnatural · eccentric · inexplicable · surreal · eerie
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
nightmare · monster · ghoul · chill · tremor · apprehension · haunt · thriller · jump-scare · fearsome
malevolent
Harboring ill will
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- villainousExtremely wicked or criminal
diabolical · wicked · scheming · treacherous · malicious · devious · lurking · predatory · insidious · threatening
stalker
Obsessive, unwelcome follower
clingy · overbearing · possessive · smothering · relentless · surveillance · preoccupation · watching · following · harassment
haunted
Occupied by ghosts
apparition · specter · uncanny · shadowy · mysterious · ethereal · whisper · twilight · mist · fog
Halloween
October 31st festival
- haunted houseDwelling believed spirit-inhabited
- zombiesReanimated dead people
- werewolvesHumans who become wolves
vampires · witchcraft · bats · owls · full moon · midnight · tombstone · skeleton · jack-o-lantern · costume
- fearfear, dread, afraid, fright, frightened
- media descriptorsdramatic, thrilling, suspenseful, emotional, atmospheric
- strangenessodd, weird, strange, bizarre, peculiar
- uncannyuncanny valley, doppelganger, mannequin, mannequins, wax figure
- Halloweenjack-o-lantern, trick or treating, haunted mansion, pumpkin, trick-or-treat
- horrorhorror, terror, fear, dread, haunted
creepycomforting
Giving emotional ease
reassuring · calming · soothing · cozy · pleasant
creepynormal
Conforming to standard
ordinary · familiar · unremarkable · commonplace · typical
creepyrespectful
Showing proper regard
appropriate · proper · decent · trustworthy · wholesome
- creep upApproach gradually, unnoticed
- creeped outDisturbed by eeriness
- creeps outCauses visceral discomfort
- give someone the creepsCause instinctive revulsion
- creeping outCausing uneasy discomfort
- the creeps
creep, creeping, creeps, creeper, creepy-crawly, creepers, creepier, creeped, creepiness