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 Salman, her mother and even her defense attorneys wept after hearing the verdict. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Her mother, Brandy Salman, wept in the front row, cradled by a family member. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wept

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What happened to them, and why Jonah remains obsessed with this one unsolved case, are details that get slowly dripped out, like in every other sad-dad detective show that stretches a movie-length premise over 10 hourlong episodes.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of dripped

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Democrats made gains in Cabarrus County Cabarrus is historically conservative, but Democrats closed the gap some in recent elections as Charlotte’s growth bled into the county.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
Her childhood was far less steeped in politics than Bass’ was, but as an Indian girl in a town whose racial demographics were quickly shifting as more South Asians moved in, racial politics bled into her young life.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of bled

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Everything from the turndown service to the welcome drink with the hotel managers exuded the utmost in professionalism and discretion.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of exuded

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Fights over assessments have seeped into a slew of county issues and contributed to the ouster of former County Executive Frank White Jr.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
In the last decade or so, more and more media figures — and this has seeped down into conservative activists — have questioned a story that most Americans accept, which is that Watergate was a moment where the system worked.

— Dustin DeSoto, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026