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Synonyms for in tears

  • adjective

Most common

crying sobbing tearful

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Crying — crying; weeping

crying, sobbing, tearful, sobful dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Crying; weeping.

    The whole audience was in tears at the end of the film.

Example sentences

  • crying This puppy is crying because it misses its mother.
  • sobbing The girl was sobbing in the corner of the schoolroom.
  • tearful Ziri, Rima, and their kids had a tearful family reunion.

By length

6 letters
crying2, sobful
7 letters
sobbing2, tearful2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crying2 = 2 syllables).