difference between slip and creep?
Do the following sentences mean the same thing or have the difference shades of meaning?

They slipped out of the room when everybody fell asleep.
They crept out of the room when nobody fell asleep.Sorry. Silly me.

Do the following sentences mean the same thing or have the difference shades of meaning?

They slipped out of the room when everybody fell asleep.
They crept out of the room when everybody fell asleep.

Question

difference between slip and creep?
Do the following sentences mean the same thing or have the difference shades of meaning?

They slipped out of the room when everybody fell asleep.
They crept out of the room when nobody fell asleep.Sorry. Silly me.

Do the following sentences mean the same thing or have the difference shades of meaning?

They slipped out of the room when everybody fell asleep.
They crept out of the room when everybody fell asleep.

Answer

When it refers to leaving, "slip out" and "slip away" means the person leaves without anyone else noticing.

"Crept out" doesn't always mean the person crawled. It simple means the person left quietly, and was careful not to make any noise.

Either sentence can work, I think.

Answer

I see the first more as a sneaky retreat (getting out without anyone being aware of it), the second one with "crept" it's pointed out that they were crawling.

Also, they would be more like oposites due to one saying "everybody" and the other "nobody", but I'll take that as a mistake.

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