CRY (FOR) Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

cry (for)

verb

Definition of cry (for)

as in to grieve (for)

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as in to clamor (for)

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Verb

Several residents wept during the hearing that was concluded Friday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Jean walked down to the pier near her house, stood by the water and wept.

— Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of weep

Verb

Of significance, the city is asking the Blazers to pay $3 million annually for a property tax offset, which would escalate over time.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Some hospitality workers may have been asked to work longer hours during the games for higher pay – but that wouldn’t show up meaningfully in the jobs report.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of ask

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Kwon moves fluidly from intimate memories of being a Korean American in Los Angeles to keen social critique, touching on body-shaming, mental health, the weight of Korea’s history, and the nuances of diaspora.

— Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
But Americans don't seem to keen on the idea, according to a Pew Research Center survey released earlier this year.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 23 May 2026

Definition of keen

Verb

The hardest part, however, is to ignore the part that’s right in front of your face, begging you to pay attention to it at the expense of everything else.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Most resort to begging, performing on the streets, doing manual labor for low pay, scavenging for scraps, or selling drugs.

— Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026

Definition of beg

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The Bills are going to regret replacing Sean McDermott with Joe Brady, and right out of the shoot, too, with their first five games coming against the Texans, Lions, Chargers, Patriots and Chargers.

— Vic Tafur, New York Times, 17 July 2026
One of the most haunting shots is Odysseus sprinting out of Hades chased by an army of the dead who regret following him into battle.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of regret

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The performers grind and moan as rain pours from above and a wind machine roars.

— Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Over four months in 2025, a state investigative report found, Sunrise switched Timaloa's room eight times, the last into one occupied by Attilio Cecchetto, 92, a retired tile installer whose dementia led him to frequently moan, mumble, and yell.

— Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026

Definition of moan

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Spielberg h as chosen to elegize the story by romanticizing it, swathing the characters in Norman Rockwell attitudes, a meddlesome symphonic score, and a golden fairy dust that shines through the windows like God's blessing.

— Eliza Berman, Time, 5 Oct. 2017
In writing about her cousin, Allen is also elegizing other black men victimized by poverty, drugs and unequal justice.

— Julia M. Klein, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017

Definition of elegize

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