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 Vlasova, who during her years in Russian detention had watched countless times as others were freed and she was left behind, wept. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 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 His wife, who sat in the courtroom, quietly wept after he was led out of the courtroom. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026 At the final whistle, Neymar got on his knees, lowered his head and wept before a teammate came to console him. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 July 2026 Karina Dixit, a housewife of fifty-six, wept before Durga perched on her marble tiger. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Curaçao's 78-year-old coach, Dick Advocaat, openly wept during his nation's first-ever World Cup match against Germany, especially after their historic first goal. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 In the hospital’s courtyard, relatives wept over the bodies covered in white burial shrouds. — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wept

Verb

Nidhi’s neighbor Payal had a cocker spaniel named Lucy, who regularly dripped spots of blood onto the driveway.

— Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Despite the flow of cold air from the gap in the doorjamb, every first-floor window dripped with condensation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of dripped

Verb

Mexico women cried with joy after a 20-19 win over Great Britain — which rallied from 20-6 down — for the women’s bronze and an Olympic spot.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken cried while tributing songwriting partner Howard Ashman on stage at D23’s Beauty and the Beast reunion.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of cried

Verb

The outline of her wet triangle bikini bled through the bust of her dress.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
That ethos bled into the script read, which saw the crew assembled take swings with the material and inject a bit more comedy into the already funny original film.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 July 2026

Definition of bled

Verb

Judge William Sullivan sent the jury out of the courtroom twice Wednesday afternoon as Clancy sobbed loudly during testimony about her children.

— Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Testimony in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy was interrupted multiple times on Wednesday, as the Massachusetts woman audibly sobbed in response to testimony about the autopsies of her deceased children.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of sobbed

Verb

Both Kpler and Windward showed around five ships – total – exited the Strait of Hormuz on the day Wright said 20 million barrels flowed out of the Arab gulf region.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
In Nebraska, millions of federal grant dollars have flowed to a statewide health information exchange nonprofit that has cooperated with the effort.

— Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of flowed

Verb

The tech scion initially exuded confidence that Hollywood’s biggest merger in decades was on a fast track to completion by September.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
The writing, by Estelle Hoy and Justine Gelfman, was sassy and sharp, and the narrative exuded a whimsical lewdness that cut against the production’s overall slapstick sensibility.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of exuded

Verb

But anti-establishment fervor has also seeped into the Democratic primary.

— Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Staff quietly hurried to tape falling signage to the walls, troubleshoot the jumbotron and cook burgers and hot dogs as rain seeped through the grated ceilings of the exterior walkways.

— Jaclyn Licht, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026