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Synonyms for weepy

Most common

moist tearful teary lachrymose

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Tearful — inclined to weep; tearful or lachrymose

tearful, teary, moist, lachrymose, maudlin dated, larmoyant rare, sobful dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Inclined to weep; tearful or lachrymose.

Related words

Word family
weeper weeping
Other spellings
weepie

Example sentences

  • moist I baked a cake, and it came out fluffy and moist.
  • tearful Ziri, Rima, and their kids had a tearful family reunion.
  • teary I get teary-eyed every time I watch this movie.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
weepyrising
moistfalling
tearfulrising
tearyrising
lachrymosesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
moist1, teary2
6 letters
sobful
7 letters
tearful2, maudlin2
9 letters
larmoyant
10 letters
lachrymose3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (teary2 = 2 syllables).