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Weeping

of Weep

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Similar meaning 2

Sorrowful 84% connected

Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Sorrowful 84% connected

Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Broader term 1

Activity 76% connected

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Narrower term 6

Bawling 76% connected

of Bawl

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Snivel 76% connected

To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sniveling 76% connected

of Snivel

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sob 76% connected

To soak.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sobbing 76% connected

of Sob

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wailing 76% connected

of Wail

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 8

Cernuous 92% connected

Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; -- said of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Crying 92% connected

of Cry

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Dolorous 92% connected

Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Drooping 92% connected

of Droop

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Lachrymose 92% connected

Generating or shedding tears; given to shedding tears; suffused with tears; tearful.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Nodding 92% connected

of Nod

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pendulous 92% connected

Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Tearful 92% connected

Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as, tearful eyes.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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