Synonyms for cry
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Scream — to shout, scream, yell
scream, yell, shout, bawl, call, wail, whimper, holler, shriek, howl, whine, outcry, lament, roar, squeal, exclaim, screech, clamor US, clamour UK, whoop, proclaim, hoot, bellow
Other
Noun
1. Battle cry
battle cry, war cry, rally cry, shibboleth, watchword, slogan dated
Other
weeping, yelp, exclamation, call-out, shout-out, plaint formal dated, vociferation rare
Definitions
- v. 1
To shout, scream, yell.
- v. 2
To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
That sad movie always makes me cry.
- n. 1
A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry.
Related words
- Word family
- cryey cry-laugh crysome cryfest
- Phrases
- cry up cry out hue and cry war cry rallying cry cry down battle cry cry and seethe
- Other spellings
- cwy
Choose the right word
In the most common colloquial usage, to cry is to express grief or pain by weeping or sobbing.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- scream She heard him scream, so she ran into his bedroom.
- shout He ordered the boys not to shout in the classroom.
- yell Don't yell in the street; we're putting on a show.
- bawl You make me want to bawl my eyes out.
- weep As soon as she heard the news, she began to weep.
- sob The poor little girl did nothing but sob all day.
By length
- 3 letters
- sob1
- 4 letters
- call1, yell1, roar1, weep1, howl1, yelp1, hoot1, wail1, bawl1
- 5 letters
- shout1, greet1, plead1, whine1, whoop1
- 6 letters
- scream1, slogan2, outcry2, lament2, holler2, shriek1, squeal1, bellow2, clamor2, plaint, bewail, snivel
- 7 letters
- weeping2, screech1, exclaim2, whimper2, clamour2, blubber2
- 8 letters
- proclaim2
- 9 letters
- watchword2
- 10 letters
- shibboleth3
- 11 letters
- exclamation4
- 12 letters
- vociferation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (slogan2 = 2 syllables).