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Synonyms of creek

7 similar words

Another word for creek is stream. Other synonyms of creek are brook, branch, beck, bayou and run.

Synonyms and similar words for creek

nounA stream of water, typically a stream of freshwater smaller than a river; in Australia, also used...

  • runA small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.).

nounNon-British:.

  • beckA stream or small river.

nounMore synonyms

  • brookA body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
  • burn
  • streamA small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
  • branchA creek or stream which flows into a larger river.
  • bayouA slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.

Meaning of creek

  1. noun A small inlet, often saltwater, leading to the sea or to the main channel of a river, especially a river estuary.
  2. noun The inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
  3. noun A stream of water, typically a stream of freshwater smaller than a river; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.

Full definition of creek

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Questions about synonyms of creek

What is another word for creek?
Creek has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as stream, brook, branch, beck, bayou and run.
What does creek mean?
Creek means a small inlet, often saltwater, leading to the sea or to the main channel of a river, especially a river estuary.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: creek (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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