weepy

adjective

ˈwē-pē 

weepier; weepiest

: inclined to weep : tearful

Synonyms of weepy

• emotional
• tearful
• crying
• weeping
• teary
• lachrymose
• sad
• sobbing
• sentimental
• grieving

Examples of weepy in a Sentence

She started getting weepy when she talked about her mother.

I'm weepy enough that I even cry at happy endings to movies and books.

Recent Examples on the Web

Except that’s precisely what awards shows are terrible at — those hammy yuk-yuk sketches, or weepy maudlin moments, that struggle to celebrate the industry by interlacing the show with a theatrical insert. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

Sure, one of your favorite actors is going to turn out to be a Bad Man™️, and yeah, there’s a lot of weepy talk about dead kids. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 June 2026

The Mouse House also seems dead set on retconning all of its best villains, with recent movies giving weepy sob stories to Cruella de Vil, Maleficent and Scar to explain away their cruelty. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 May 2026

For years, the Oscars’ in memoriam segment has been scored with weepy music and sentimental ballads. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for weepy

• creepy
• sleepy
• principe