CRIES (FOR) Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

cries (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of cry (for)

as in grieves (for)

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Verb

Sam makes a production out of teasing them, mock-reaching for various items on the set as the whole group moans and wails in distress.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Endo is the sixth choice midfielder and someone who never moans about his place in the pecking order.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of moans

Verb

Gen asks to speak with Aesha, who follows her upstairs after exchanging a conspiratorial glance with Kat.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra lasts from October 3 to November 13, and asks us to decipher who and what respects and esteems us (and vice versa).

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of asks

Verb

Swiss skier Melanie Meillard weeps in the arms of her teammate Janine Schmitt after missing a turn on her slalom run Women’s Team Combined Slalom.

— Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Cannon weeps into an expansive white space that only she and Trish inhabit.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025

Definition of weeps

Verb

In order to create the experience, the outlet will focus on the famous Red and Blue kitchens, show experiences, and a prominent bar that begs you to join us for a drink.

— Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
The film ends with Sally and Gary happily in love, which begs a question that’s been gestating for 28 years — doesn’t that slap him with a death sentence?

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of begs

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Rebecca regrets angering Matthijs (Matteo van der Grijn) after putting his daughter in the middle of a heated discussion around the possibility of Matthijs moving to London.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Afterward, the society picks itself up, recognizes the excesses, and regrets them—though too late for those caught in the tempest.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of regrets

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Turning cryptographic posture management into a continuous discipline involves tackling people, process and technology aspects.

— Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Indeed, Chinese customs data shows a sharp rise in imports of unprocessed platinum and palladium over the past five years, an approach in keeping with a playbook that involves importing raw materials for local processing.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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