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

Alongside more standard dramatic fare like Chloé Zhao’s weepy Shakespeare film Hamnet and the quietly powerful adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella Train Dreams, the list also includes Paul Thomas Anderson’s gripping political thriller One Battle After Another. —Meg Walters, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2026

Feel free to let the cry out—and proudly love on your weepy nature. —Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 2 Mar. 2026

Up ⬆ Hamnet After reducing the Telluride audience to a weepy mess and winning the TIFF People’s Choice Award, the Tudor tearjerker saw its early Best Picture buzz subsumed by the One Battle steamroller. —Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026

Hamnet is a somber watch, much more nakedly sentimental and weepy than Zhao’s other films (including the wonderful neo-Western The Rider, the Oscar-winning drama Nomadland, and the Marvel curio Eternals). —David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for weepy

• creepy
• sleepy
• praecipe
• principe