WEEP Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

weep

verb

ˈwēp

Definition of weep

as in to drip

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

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as in to cry

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 weep Each nude, life-size creation represents a mother, wife, sister or other female relative in her darkest grief -- weeping, praying, screaming, collapsing. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 While delicious from the beginning, creating a filling that was sturdy enough to slice and stand on its own without weeping away into a puddle proved challenging. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Aug. 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 Gardener Tomoki Kato crafted a multilayered landscape featuring undulating mounds, red pine trees, a weeping cherry tree, and a pond. — Joanna Kawecki, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weep

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weep

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The whole room dripped in a deep purple hue, really leaning into its name.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
Dip each piece of chicken into the egg mixture, allowing the excess to drip off.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of drip

Verb

Officers described the videos recorded by that camera, writing that Westman seemed agitated after a visit with family and at times sobbed before driving by the church and school the night before the attack.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
After the 911 audio concluded, a recess was called and she was wheeled from the room sobbing loudly.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of sob

Verb

The show, set in and around suburban Manchester and is seeped in Crook’s trademark gentleness, is one of the few on Rotten Tomatoes to have a 100% rating and was the winner of the International Panorama at Series Mania earlier this year.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
Additional pockets of extreme drought have seeped into the state, while nearly half of Minnesota is in a severe drought, including the metro.

— Joseph Dames, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of seep

Verb

For the traditional Telugu Hindu ceremony, their priest translated Sanskrit to English in real time, and the mandap was designed as a circle to represent how life flows into itself for eternity.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Millions of people across the floodplains of the Indian subcontinent depend on the water that flows downstream.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of flow

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