Synonyms for weep
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1. weep

   Synonyms:
   cry, sob, bewail, lament, bemoan, deplore

   Antonyms:
   laugh

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1. cry, weepverb

   shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

   "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"

   Synonyms:
   call out, squall, cry, shout out, cry out, holler, outcry, hollo, scream, yell, exclaim, shout, blazon out, call

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1. weepverb

   Synonyms:
   cry, sob, shed tears

2. weepverb

   Synonyms:
   lament, bewail, bemoan

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1. weepverb

   Synonyms:
   sob, cry

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1. List of paraphrases for "weep":

   cry, crying, cries, weeps, mourn

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1. Oscar Wilde, "De Profundis":

   ... Nature, whose sweet rains fall of just and unjust alike, will have clefts in the rocks where I may hide, and secret valleys in whose silence I may weep undetected. She will hang the night with stars so that I may walk abroad in the darkness without stumbling, and send the wind over my footprints so that none may track me to my hurt: she will cleanse me in great waters, and with bitter herbs make me whole.

2. Sophie Scholl:

   “And I could weep at how mean people are and how they betray their fellow creatures, perhaps for the sake of personal advantage. It is enough to make a person lose heart sometimes. I often wish I lived on a Robinson Crusoe island.”

3. St. Louis:

   So do we, but for now, we wait ; we wonder ; and we weep.

4. Bible, Luke 6:21:

   Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

5. Ryan Reynolds:

   It was Ryans first time. He was understandably scared. It all happened so fast. Like, REALLY fast. He wept. I pretended to weep. Then he called all his friend [sic]. #voteearly.