Synonyms of sobbing

sobbing 1 of 3

adjective

as in crying

Related Words

• crying
• weeping
• wailing
• blubbering
• bawling
• whimpering
• sniffling
• sentimental
• mawkish
• sniveling
• maudlin
• moist
• keening
• emotional
• misty
• tearful
• weepy
• effusive
• teary
• misty-eyed
• demonstrative
• lachrymose
• plaintive
• grieving
• mournful
• doleful
• inconsolable
• bewailing
• dolorous
• bemoaning
• sad
• sorrowful
• dejected
• disconsolate
• heartbroken
• lugubrious
• heartsick
• funereal
• gloomy
• depressed
• woebegone
• brokenhearted
• downcast
• despondent
• woeful
• miserable
• downhearted
• heavyhearted
• wretched

Dissimilar Words

• laughing
• smiling
• grinning
• beaming
• giggling
• chuckling
• happy
• cheerful
• merry
• jovial
• gay
• cheery
• mirthful
• sunny
• blithe
• lighthearted
• jocose
• blithesome
• lightsome

sobbing

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noun

as in weeping

Related Words

• crying
• weeping
• whimpering
• whining
• blubbering
• sniveling
• groan
• wail
• yammering
• lamentation
• moan
• bawl
• shriek
• lament
• whimper
• plaint
• keen
• whine
• cry
• yelp
• yowl
• howl
• squall

Dissimilar Words

• laugh
• chuckle
• giggle
• guffaw
• cackle
• snicker
• titter
• twitter
• chortle
• snigger

sobbing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of sob

as in blubbering

to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress

the child sobbed when she found the dead frog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crying
• weeping
• blubbering
• screaming
• bawling
• blubbing
• grieving
• whimpering
• whining
• mourning
• groaning
• howling
• sniffling
• lamenting
• squalling
• sighing
• wailing
• moaning
• greeting
• keening
• sniveling
• mewling
• bleating
• yowling
• puling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sobbing

Noun

Family and friends sat on long benches, some sobbing as screens displayed photos of Salgado Araujo. — Albinson Linares, NBC news, 17 July 2026

Homeland Security posted the original image of Armstrong’s arrest with another image being posted shortly after from the White House showing her sobbing. — Tevon Blair, Essence, 28 Jan. 2026

Then, in the first quarter, Haliburton fell to the court just beyond the three, banging his fist and sobbing. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025

Whether wasted out of her mind after Hedda Gabler (Tessa Thompson) coaxes Hoss’ imperious literature professor off the wagon, or a sobbing, heaving wreck of herself when the pages of her latest book go missing at a 1950s mansion party. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Nov. 2025

This show is equal parts feel-good and pass-me-the-tissues-because-I’m-sobbing. — Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025

There are no scenes of her sobbing or breaking apart in rage. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025

Verb

Court went into recess as she was wheeled out of the room, sobbing loudly with her face in her hands. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Kruse later looked across the court and saw the girl sobbing in her front-row seat. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

The sight that brought it home was the slender figure of Valentin Paret-Peintre, slumped against the barriers on the summit of Alpe d’Huez, sobbing and mourning the loss of his polka-dot jersey. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

The video showed the dad of two singing the lyrics to the track, with many commenting that the upload gave them goosebumps and left them sobbing. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

The coffin was unveiled late on Thursday to a throng of sobbing supporters, who were swaying and beating their heads in time to a sung lament as flowers were thrown from the bier into the crowd. — Reuters, USA Today, 4 July 2026

At one point, the narrator, embarrassed by his own act of cruelty, gives a sobbing woman all his money and then leaves her alone in a hotel room. — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026

Van Hook turned his head to the witness chamber and, sobbing, apologized for killing Self. — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026

The guest who was with me wouldn’t stop sobbing. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 May 2026