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teary

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of teary

1 causing unhappiness

  • a teary ending to what had been up to that point a lighthearted movie
Synonyms of teary

depressing, dismal, drear, dreary, heartbreaking, heartrending, melancholy, mournful, pathetic, sad, saddening, sorry, tearful
Words Related to teary

deplorable, distressful, grievous, lamentable, unfortunate, woeful

discomforting, discomposing, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, perturbing

affecting, moving, poignant, touching

discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting
Near Antonyms of teary

heartening, heartwarming, inspiring, stimulating, stirring, uplifting

agreeable, delightful, enjoyable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, welcome

exhilarating, thrilling
Antonyms of teary

cheering, cheery, glad, happy

2 given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears

  • he's one of those teary drunks who sees fit to bore the other bar patrons with his sad stories
Synonyms of teary

lachrymose, tearful, weepy
Words Related to teary

demonstrative, effusive, emotional

maudlin, mawkish, sentimental

bawling, blubbering, crying, keening, sniffling, sniveling, sobbing, wailing, weeping, whimpering

misty, misty-eyed, moist

bemoaning, bewailing

doleful, dolorous, grieving, mournful, plaintive

funereal, gloomy, lugubrious

brokenhearted, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, downcast, downhearted, heartbroken, heartsick, heavyhearted, inconsolable, miserable, sad, sorrowful, woebegone, woeful, wretched
Near Antonyms of teary

beaming, chuckling, giggling, grinning, laughing, smiling

blithe, blithesome, cheerful, cheery, gay, happy, jocose, jovial, lighthearted, lightsome, merry, mirthful, sunny

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