CRAWLER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

crawler

noun

ˈkrȯ-lər

Definition of crawler next

as in snail

someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others he's always the crawler who makes everyone else late

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Recent Examples of crawler These creepy crawlers cause itchy bites and are hard to kill. —

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026 By March, there were four tower cranes and a crawler crane. —

Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026 While D’Onofrio’s Kingpin is part of Disney and Marvel’s IP machine, Sony owns the film rights to the red and blue wall crawler. —

Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026 Some of the names of past crawler support personnel who have passed away are enshrined on the side of the crawler as a memorial. —

Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crawler

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snail

Noun

About 20 races took place at Folsom City Lions Park, with up to nine snails per heat climbing one-foot poles; Mayor Justin Raithel motivated his snail with lettuce and made the semifinals before finishing fourth.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
And cyclists, bus drivers, walkers and the motoring public need to have a head on a swivel paired with the calmness of a snail around such intersections — a lot could be going on.

— Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 8 May 2026