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 For years, the Oscars’ in memoriam segment has been scored with weepy music and sentimental ballads. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026 The result was a dour weepy that earned Hayes raves in outlets like The New York Times. — Chris Feil, Vanity Fair, 15 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for weepy

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Adjective

More likely she was hooked by the subliminal stirrings and emotional undertow of the music.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Everything is emotional close-up, emotional close-up, shot, counter shot.

— Matthew Huff, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of emotional

Adjective

Games were canceled, tearful tributes were made and things were solemn for a long time.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Even without a tearful backstory that parallels the circumstances of Hank’s current assignment with an almost cartoonish precision, Ritchson makes Hank likable with a performance that’s thoughtful, human and drily funny.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 9 Sep. 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

Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP Cullen would attend conventions around the country to meet with fans from multiple generations, often getting teary.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Cullen would attend conventions around the country to meet with fans from multiple generations, often getting teary.

— Mark Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 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

Heavy curtain up; the moaning of sentimental strings; lights rising on some wedges and rectangles of scenery, guys and girls, the guys practically naked save for bits and pieces of neo-Greek get-up.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Its bare bones prose and electrifying pictures preserve, honor and celebrate the people, places and ideas responsible for Rosales’ sentimental education.

— Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sentimental

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