as in emotional
given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears
I'm weepy enough that I even cry at happy endings to movies and books
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Recent Examples of weepy
There’s also a noticeable waft of influence from Nicholas Sparks that provides the weepier elements of this couple’s complications.
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
In the final moments of the panel, Lionsgate showed off 20 minutes of footage which started with a weepy Ms. Garraty (Greer) sending off her son, Raymond (Hoffman), reminding him pack his favorite chocolate snacks.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 July 2025
White’s film was already one of the year’s best documentaries, the kind of film that made this critic and writer cry within its first five minutes, but never feels cheesy or manipulative or weepy for the hell of it.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 July 2025
Comment At the end of the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Richard Strauss’s Salome, the soprano Elza van den Heever stayed onstage to accept the uproarious ovations with a weepy smile and a grateful tap on her heart.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
In the final moments of the panel, Lionsgate showed off 20 minutes of footage which started with a weepy Ms. Garraty (Greer) sending off her son, Raymond (Hoffman), reminding him pack his favorite chocolate snacks.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 July 2025
White’s film was already one of the year’s best documentaries, the kind of film that made this critic and writer cry within its first five minutes, but never feels cheesy or manipulative or weepy for the hell of it.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 July 2025
Comment At the end of the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Richard Strauss’s Salome, the soprano Elza van den Heever stayed onstage to accept the uproarious ovations with a weepy smile and a grateful tap on her heart.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weepy
Adjective
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The entire scene unfolded on Neuheisel’s network, which invited viewers to witness the emotional roller coaster of a father rooting for his son.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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See the emotional exchange here.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In her tearful video, Moore questioned the competing narratives being used by the president and his supporters.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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In a tearful Instagram Stories video, the 34-year-old Bachelorette alum — who was diagnosed with breast cancer in February — addressed the fake death rumors being posted on social media.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.—
Michael Granberry,
Dallas News,
17 Jan. 2020
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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Joining hosts Jenna Bush Hager and Savannah Guthrie on the couch, Farizan grew teary while sharing the bittersweet news.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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And in recent years, Venice has offered its share of memorable red-carpet looks (think Lady Gaga and her haute couture headpiece) and viral moments that draw the attention of the world (a teary Brendan Fraser basking in a standing ovation).—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Also admirable are other craft elements, notably the camera movement in two interior rotundas to capture the characters spiraling; the lighting of somber dough making scenes; and the use of songs of faith towards solemn worldbuilding, like when the Sisters cut the hair of lachrymose inductees.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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Several days after this lachrymose dinner, a carnival-level event delighted Angelenos of either political persuasion.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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One purveyor of fairy tales that wasn’t afraid of a sad ending?—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sade Bess, a Combs fan from Brooklyn, left the court’s overflow observation room looking both sad and relieved.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If anything, his films fight aggressively against a sentimental reading (There Will Be Blood, The Master, Phantom Thread) or pivot so hard into emotional catharsis that the fabric of reality breaks (Magnolia).—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
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The film benefits from its avoidance of a too-tidy, sentimental outcome, even if some in the audience might be left craving one.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Weepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weepy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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