WEEPY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

weepy

adjective

ˈwē-pē

Definition of weepy

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 Alongside more standard dramatic fare like Chloé Zhao’s weepy Shakespeare film Hamnet and the quietly powerful adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella Train Dreams, the list also includes Paul Thomas Anderson’s gripping political thriller One Battle After Another. — Meg Walters, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2026 Feel free to let the cry out—and proudly love on your weepy nature. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 2 Mar. 2026 Speaking of love stories, things got a bit weepy when Owl received a phone call clue from his Valentine. — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Feb. 2026 Hamnet is a somber watch, much more nakedly sentimental and weepy than Zhao’s other films (including the wonderful neo-Western The Rider, the Oscar-winning drama Nomadland, and the Marvel curio Eternals). — David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weepy

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Adjective

On Thursday, when Samueli Foundation officials called to notify grant winners – in this case, 22 nonprofits that will receive Build OC money – the conversations sometimes turned emotional.

— Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
How does that messy, emotional person do something so clinical?

— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of emotional

Adjective

Cristiano Ronaldo was tearful after the last game of his sixth and final World Cup, Portugal’s 1-0 loss to Spain in the round of 16 on Monday decided by Mikel Merino’s stoppage-time winner.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 July 2026
With both extended families gathered at Athen’s Piraeus harbour, we where given a tearful goodbye with hearftfelt prayers and cheerful optimisum to begin our American journey.

— Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of tearful

Adjective

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
The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.

— Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021

Definition of weeping

Adjective

Rojas, who spoke through reddened, teary eyes after the game, knows the family well.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Lizzo, 38, got the chance to meet Hill, 51, at the ceremony and spoke to Entertainment Tonight about the moment through teary eyes in a backstage interview.

— Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Definition of teary

Adjective

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
Several days after this lachrymose dinner, a carnival-level event delighted Angelenos of either political persuasion.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024

Definition of lachrymose

Adjective

Now, Star is reporting that Blake Lively is trying not to be bitter about not being invited, but the snub has left her very sad.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 July 2026
No living sister or Mother to administer relief in that hour the most sad in the history of humanity.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of sad

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