SOBS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sob

as in cries

to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress the child sobbed when she found the dead frog

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noun

plural of sob

as in tears

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Recent Examples of sobs

Verb

The dramatic clip finds Reid and a male love interest performing an armed robbery at a convenience store before enjoying a romance and running from the cops — who ultimately cuff the man in the end, as the Missing star sobs in fear. — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 Her endless screams and sobs echo back to the agonized wailing of The Mist’s David Drayton, who murdered his child and friends for nothing. — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Later that day, Jamison sobs in bed while her mom and dad worry about her chances of getting into Stanford if she's reported to the police. — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 Cassie, who doesn’t seem very concerned about Nate, sobs on the floor in disbelief, covered in blood and shocked that someone could disrupt what should be the perfect end to her evening. — Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026 The glow of hundreds of candles illuminated somber faces, sobs often cutting through the silence in the crisp spring air. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026 The recording of the call is harrowing and gut-wrenching as Denise Lee sobs and begs for her life. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026 There are a few inarticulate screams and sobs but no dialogue, no lyrics, no spoken intro, no utterances at all. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026 Or when one of their sons, after rifling through Dad’s joke folder, quietly sobs at what he’s found. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sobs

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In the kitchen, Shannon cries because Vicki, who was so excited about this trip, has basically gone nonverbal.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Cassie Ventura cries during harrowing first day of Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial testimonyNeed a news break?

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of cries

Noun

Scott’s face, in this shot, is a whole novel, disintegrating into tears before being shored up again, eventually rearranged into something resembling a welcoming smile that teeters on the edge of collapse.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
The strip measures how much the eye produces tears over about five minutes.

— Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of tears

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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

Noun

There were times in the second half when boos and plenty of groans were heard inside Old Trafford.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
After two hours of practice, with the 10-foot-tall fences doing little to muffle the bullhorn orders and corresponding groans, the huddle broke and the personalities sprung to life.

— Noah White, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026