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synonyms for weep

  • break down
  • complain
  • grieve
  • howl
  • moan
  • mourn
  • sob
  • wail
  • whimper
  • bawl
  • bemoan
  • bewail
  • blubber
  • deplore
  • drip
  • keen
  • lament
  • mewl
  • snivel
  • squall
  • ululate
  • yowl
  • boohoo
  • burst into tears
  • let go
  • let it out
  • shed tears
See also synonyms for: weeping / weeps / wept

antonyms for weep

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  • be happy
  • gloat
  • praise
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How to use weep in a sentence

And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUS
Behold they that see shall cry without, the angels of peace shall weep bitterly.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUS
Lyn was no chicken-hearted weakling, to sit down and weep unavailingly in time of peril.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
Pau longed to weep with her, and in his efforts to console, he addressed her with rather vague remarks.
HONEY-BEEANATOLE FRANCE
Oliver felt stunned and stupified by the unexpected intelligence; he could not weep, or speak, or rest.
OLIVER TWIST, VOL. II (OF 3)CHARLES DICKENS
But man, vain man, plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven, as make the angels weep.
JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO BRAZILMARIA GRAHAM
Many of the women began to weep; the men sat and cowered as each blow fell.
SKIPPER WORSEALEXANDER LANGE KIELLAND
I could weep at being left by the wayside; left with the grass and the clouds and a few dumb animals.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPIN
Awake, ye that are drunk, and weep, and mourn all ye that take delight; in drinking sweet wine: for it is cut off from your mouth.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUS
Declare ye it not in Geth, weep ye not with tears: in the house of Dust sprinkle yourselves with dust.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUS
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO WEEP

  • blubber
  • boohoo
  • howl
  • shed tears
  • sob
  • squall
  • wail
  • weep
  • yowl
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.