Antonyms for creaky

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kree-kee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkri ki

Definition of creaky

Origin : 1834, from creak + -y (2). Related: Creakily; creakiness.

As in stiff : adj hard, inflexible
As in decrepit : adj deteriorated, debilitated, especially as a result of age
As in aged : adj old
As in ancient : adj old, often very old

Example sentences :

Mr Verloc heard the creaky plank in the floor, and was content.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Then he shaped with his mouth to use that and not the stairs, for the stairs were creaky.
Extract from : « W. A. G.'s Tale » by Margaret Turnbull

Lovers now-a-days are much too middle-aged, and their joints are creaky.
Extract from : « The Explorer » by W. Somerset Maugham

Then came a nervous shuffling of boots on the creaky boards.
Extract from : « The Border Legion » by Zane Grey

It was a little unsteady and creaky to walk on, but very imposing to look at.
Extract from : « The Enchanted Castle » by E. Nesbit

Luckily there was a creaky board on which he had stepped a few minutes ago.
Extract from : « The House by the Lock » by C. N. Williamson

They must have been exhausted, lame, besides, to judge from the creaky way they moved.
Extract from : « Unexplored! » by Allen Chaffee

Then someone—Hall guessed it was Marina—sat down in a creaky armchair.
Extract from : « The Five Arrows » by Allan Chase

The expression tickled him into a creaky, croaky sort of laugh.
Extract from : « A Maid of the Kentucky Hills » by Edwin Carlile Litsey

I said, "Something of the commonest," and he has brought me a fiacre that seems as moribund and creaky as myself.
Extract from : « Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for creaky

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