Synonyms for creek
krik, krɪkcreek

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1. creeknoun

   Synonyms:
   stream, beck, brook, burn

2. creeknoun

   A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending further into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river.

   The chieftain was well versed in Creek history.

   Synonyms:
   burn, stream, beck, brook

3. creeknoun

   A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.

   Synonyms:
   burn, brook, beck, stream

4. creeknoun

   Any turn or winding.

   Synonyms:
   beck, stream, brook, burn

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. brook, creeknoun

   a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

   "the creek dried up every summer"

   Synonyms:
   brook

2. Creeknoun

   any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma

   Synonyms:
   brook

Matched Categories

1. • Native American
   • Stream

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. creeknoun

   Synonyms:
   inlet, cove, bight, small bay

2. creeknoun

   Synonyms:
   rivulet, small river

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1. creeknoun

   Synonyms:
   brook, rivulet, race, runlet, streamlet, runnel, bourn, burn, cove, bight

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "creek":

   brook, ruisseau, stream, stann, river, creeks

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1. Ban Nampai village chief:

   With more dams, the once powerful Mekong River river will become just a small creek.

2. Associated Press:

   Battle Creek’s not because the Republican Party has anything to say to them.

3. Manfred Kittel:

   We just have to wait and see how the fish mature in the hatchery and what the environmental conditions look like next winter, the plan theoretically is to put them back in the creek hoping there is enough water to support them.

4. Missouri Attorney General:

   The Macks Creek law was enacted to protect Missourians from predatory traffic ticketing, as we continue to identify areas for reform, an important first step is to require St. Louis County municipalities to follow the Macks Creek law to the letter. Based on my review, these thirteen municipalities did not.

5. Edgar Lee Masters:

   Genius is a bend in the creek where bright water has gathered, and which mirrors the trees, the sky and the banks. It just does that because it is there and the scenery is there. Talent is a fine mirror with a silver frame, with the name of the owner engraved on the back.