WEPT Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

wept

verb

Definition of wept

past tense of weep

as in dripped

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

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as in cried

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 wept The prosecutor argued the beatings basically never stopped, claiming footage showed nannies beating one child, then turning their violence toward any of the other toddlers who wept while watching. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Ambulances were seen leaving the hospital to bring the children's bodies home as mourners wept and wailed. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026 Bel’s father took a long look at Conner’s painting, then let out a loud moan and wept. — Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026 There, mother and daughter wept and composed letters to each other. — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026 Their families wept at the church, overtaken by the power of their love. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026 President Lincoln shut himself in a room and wept alone following his burial, eventually taking solace in caring for a grieving Tad. — Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 Clancy, 35, wept at the defense table as ex-husband Patrick Clancy and other witnesses testified last week about the killings. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Jean walked down to the pier near her house, stood by the water and wept. — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wept

Verb

As that water dripped across the shelter floor, calcium carbonate settled on anything lying around—logs, leaves, pine cones, and Neanderthal tools.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
The castles are built by hand using sprayed and dripped water to form pillars, tunnels, fountains, crawl spaces and slides.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of dripped

Verb

Another girl cried non-stop—possibly from fear and nervousness rather than sorrow.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
At one point, Blair cried with tears running down her face, and her lawyer Reitzas moved to wipe them from her face as Blair remained handcuffed during the proceedings.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of cried

Verb

While some people deprioritized work and put up strict boundaries to protect their personal time, tech use data shows that many years later, working time has bled into every hour of every day.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
In the 1983 movie WarGames, the WOPR computer nearly starts World War III because its designers built it to run simulations and the simulations bled into reality.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of bled

Verb

Five players and the referee tried to catch it, Steph recalled, while its owner sobbed on the sidelines.

— Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
Minutes before he was sentenced Monday to life in prison for the murder of his wife, Caleb Flynn sobbed as his in-laws read letters written by his two daughters, asking him heartbreaking questions about their mother’s death.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of sobbed

Verb

For Iran, the technology that originally flowed to Russia is now returning, along with tactical advice drawn from Russia’s experience in Ukraine.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Inflation dropped sharply, deposits flowed back into the banking system, and the economy switched from negative to positive growth with a surge in exports leading the way.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of flowed

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The column exuded a decency, a level-headedness and a reverence for the rule of law as the bedrock of our freedoms … that were sheer Kyl.

— Lauren Weiner, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026
These layered styles exuded rebellion and were made famous around the globe by figures like Joan Jett.

— María Diez, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2026