WEEP Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

weep

verb

ˈwēp

Definition of weep

as in to drip

to flow forth slowly through small openings water weeping through the basement wall

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as in to cry

to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress the child was weeping over the death of his dog

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Recent Examples of weep Karina Dixit, a housewife of fifty-six, wept before Durga perched on her marble tiger. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Curaçao's 78-year-old coach, Dick Advocaat, openly wept during his nation's first-ever World Cup match against Germany, especially after their historic first goal. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 After rounding the bases, he could later be seen in the dugout openly weeping. — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 30 June 2026 In the hospital’s courtyard, relatives wept over the bodies covered in white burial shrouds. — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for weep

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Verb

This forces any excess oil to drip onto the pieces of cardboard where the track touches the concrete.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
The result is an urgent, propulsive song with a raw spirit and some of Pop’s most super-charged writing with deceptively simple lyrics about love and war, dripping with desperation.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Definition of drip

Verb

Doctors diagnosed him with a cavernous angioma, a large lesion in his brain stem consisting of two components, one of which had ruptured and was bleeding into his brain.

— Mary Ella Hastings Updated July 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
For those willing to capture the fear, the short strangle offers a high-probability path to watch the remaining premium slowly bleed away.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of bleed

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Patty Gifford's late mother, Barbara Ryan, sobbed in court when Sochor was found guilty of murdering her daughter, according to the Sun Sentinel.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Amber is then seen in bodycam footage sobbing as she is told by police that somebody in the house was dead.

— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of sob

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That process is called carbonation, in which carbon dioxide from the air seeps into the concrete and reacts with calcium-rich compounds, leaving behind calcite, a hard crystalline mineral.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026
When cracks form in Roman concrete, water seeps in and dissolves calcium from the lime clasts.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

Definition of seep

Verb

England fans are flooding to Miami, with over 30,000 expected for the game as stories of last-minute trips via here, there and everywhere flow as freely as the drinks.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
There is an ethos in the tech industry that talent and information should be able to flow freely and that execution is what ultimately wins.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of flow

Verb

In support of partner Karl-Anthony Towns of the 2026 NBA championship team the New York Knicks, Woods exuded a celebratory aura in a head-to-toe gold look.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
Analysts speculated that state prosecutors may have a harder time proving antitrust harm resulting from the Paramount–WBD deal, but Bonta exuded confidence at a press conference on Monday.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

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