Nearby Words
sobbed
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry hard |
| Synonyms: | bawl, blub, blubber, boohoo, break down, cry a river, cry convulsively, cry eyes out, howl, lament, shed tears, snivel, turn on waterworks, wail, weep, whimper |
| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | weep and make sad sounds |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bemoan, bewail, blub, blubber, boohoo, break down, burst into tears, caterwaul, choke up, complain, crack up, deplore, dissolve in tears, fret, grieve, groan, howl, keen, lament, let go, let it all out, mewl, moan, mourn, put on the weeps, regret, ring the blues, shed bitter tears, shed tears, sigh, sniff, snivel, sob, sorrow, squall, turn on waterworks, wail, weep, whimper, whine, yammer, yowl |
| Main Entry: | heave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discharge with force; expel from digestive system by mouth |
| Synonyms: | billow, breathe, cast, dilate, disgorge, exhale, expand, gag, groan, huff, palpitate, pant, puff, puke, retch, rise, sign, sob, spew, spit up, surge, suspire, swell, throb, throw up, upchuck, vomit |
| Main Entry: | lament |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | to mourn or grieve deeply |
| Synonyms: | bawl, beat one's breast, bemoan, bewail, bleed, cry, deplore, eat one's heart out, howl, hurt, kick self, moan, rain, regret, repine, rue, sing, sob, sorrow, take it hard, wail, weep |
| Notes: | bemoan is motivated when pity or grief is over an event that is joined to a consequence, whereas lament is motivated when the grief is over the event itself |
| Antonyms: | celebrate, compliment, laud, praise |
| Main Entry: | moan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | groan, complain |
| Synonyms: | bemoan, bewail, carp, deplore, grieve, gripe, grouse, grumble, keen, lament, mourn, sigh, sob, wail, whine |
| Main Entry: | mourn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be sad over loss |
| Synonyms: | ache, agonize, anguish, be brokenhearted, be sad, bemoan, bewail, bleed, blubber, carry on, complain, cry, deplore, fret, grieve, hurt, keen, lament, languish, long for, miss, moan, pine, regret, repine, rue, sigh, sob, sorrow, suffer, take it hard, wail, wear black, weep, wring hands, yearn |
| Antonyms: | be happy, be joyful |
| Main Entry: | pipe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a sound; peep |
| Synonyms: | blubber, boohoo, cheep, cry, play, say, shout, sing, sob, sound, speak, talk, toot, trill, tweet, twitter, wail, warble, weep, whistle |
| Main Entry: | sigh |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | breathe out heavily |
| Synonyms: | blow, complain, cry, exhale, gasp, grieve, groan, howl, lament, moan, murmur, pant, respire, roar, sob, sorrow, sough, suspire, wheeze, whine, whisper, whistle |
| Main Entry: | sorrow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be very upset, grieved |
| Synonyms: | agonize, be sad, bemoan, bewail, carry on, cry a river, deplore, eat heart out, grieve, groan, hang crepe, lament, moan, mourn, regret, sing the blues, sob, take on*, weep |
| Antonyms: | be happy, be joyful, delight, relieve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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