Synonyms of lachrymose

lachrymose

adjective

as in emotional

given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears

the more lachrymose mourners at the funeral required a steady supply of tissues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emotional
• tearful
• weeping
• crying
• weepy
• teary
• sobbing
• sentimental
• sad
• grieving
• depressed
• mournful
• heartbroken
• mawkish
• maudlin
• effusive
• wailing
• blubbering
• demonstrative
• moist
• plaintive
• lugubrious
• dolorous
• doleful
• misty
• miserable
• woebegone
• wretched
• sorrowful
• inconsolable
• sniveling
• bawling
• keening
• funereal
• misty-eyed
• sniffling
• downcast
• disconsolate
• gloomy
• whimpering
• dejected
• heartsick
• despondent
• woeful
• brokenhearted
• bewailing
• downhearted
• heavyhearted
• bemoaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiling
• laughing
• grinning
• beaming
• cheerful
• jovial
• merry
• mirthful
• cheery
• jocose
• blithe
• giggling
• lighthearted
• gay
• happy
• sunny
• chuckling
• blithesome
• lightsome

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