WEEP Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

weep

verb

ˈwēp

Definition of weep next

as in to drip

to flow forth slowly through small openings water weeping through the basement wall

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as in to cry

to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress the child was weeping over the death of his dog

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Recent Examples of weep Chalamet knows how to give good cry, as previously established by the famous shot of him weeping into a fireplace over the closing credits of Call Me By Your Name. —

Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026 Women and children wept when telling their stories, recalls Nicolene Arcaina, a now-31-year-old lawyer who was named by the ICC as the case manager for the victims. —

Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 Helen wept quietly, believing her world had come to an end, while Alice, always comfortable with attention, cried more lustily. —

Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026 Babs Osborne was now weeping quite loudly and her nose was running. —

Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weep

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With the games dripping out, one at a time, the entire planet is focused on a single match while it is being played, all the eyes of the world resting on twenty-two elite athletes acting out a sporting telenovela, living making decisions without a script, under conditions of hysterical pressure.

— Jeffrey Pierre, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Another young woman dripped blood down her nose from a gash hastily covered by a strip of fabric tied around her forehead just blocks away, while still walking into the masses along the route with her friends.

— Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026