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Synonyms of weepy

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Another word for weepy is moist. Other synonyms of weepy are tearful, teary, maudlin, lachrymose and watery.

Synonyms and similar words for weepy

adjectiveInclined to weep; tearful or lachrymose.

  • larmoyantTeary, tearful.
  • maudlinExtravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying.
  • tearyOf a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
  • crysomeCharacterised by crying or weeping; tearful; lamentful.
  • lachrymoseTearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.
  • moistOf eyes: wet with tears; tearful; also (obsolete), watery due to some illness or to old age.
  • tearfulAccompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry.
  • wateryTearful.
  • cryey rareInclined to cry; tearful.
  • lachrymate literary, rareStained or filled with tears.
  • sobful archaicFull of sobs; tearful, weeping.

Meaning of weepy

  1. adjective Inclined to weep; tearful or lachrymose.
  2. adjective Of a film or book etc.: full of tragic melodrama.

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Questions about synonyms of weepy

What is another word for weepy?
Weepy has 11 synonyms on Word.ws, such as moist, tearful, teary, maudlin, lachrymose, watery and crysome.
What does weepy mean?
Weepy means inclined to weep; tearful or lachrymose.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: weepy (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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