beast vs creature

beast and creature both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beast	Yes	No	No	No
creature	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, beast and creature are synonyms defined as:

beast and creature: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Other synonyms of beast include animal, animate being, brute, fauna.

beast (noun)	creature (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a cruelly rapacious person	a living being
	a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else