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

My public screening was awash — nearly literally — with sniffles and sobs. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 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 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 other van, Gen cries tears of pride and fulfillment after Aesha and Nathan praise her performance in the last charter.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
On the floor, my brother cries into the carpet, pawing at the ground.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of cries

Noun

Salman burst into tears on hearing the verdict, as did one of her relatives in the front row.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Fort Worth police Officer Buddy Calzada read a letter from Everman Mayor Ray Richardson, who stood in the audience in light blue with tears on his cheeks.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of tears

Verb

Henry makes a cute joke about Arch’s wife; Arch weeps due to the hardships of war.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
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