Synonyms of crying

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adjective

ˈkrī-iŋ 

as in urgent

needing immediate attention

a crying need for more activities for young people in this town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• urgent
• acute
• pressing
• intense
• desperate
• dire
• burning
• critical
• compelling
• emergent
• importunate
• instant
• serious
• imperative
• insistent
• clamant
• extreme
• demanding
• imperious
• immediate
• exigent
• overriding
• crucial
• necessitous
• severe
• dangerous
• grave
• life-and-death
• hazardous
• life-or-death
• explosive
• precarious
• unstable
• perilous
• vital

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minor
• trivial
• unimportant
• negligible
• incidental
• noncritical
• safe
• nonurgent
• low-pressure
• stable
• nonthreatening

crying

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noun

as in weeping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weeping
• sobbing
• whining
• whimpering
• blubbering
• sniveling
• wail
• groan
• yammering
• lamentation
• moan
• bawl
• shriek
• whine
• lament
• keen
• cry
• plaint
• whimper
• yelp
• yowl
• howl
• squall

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laugh
• chuckle
• giggle
• guffaw
• snicker
• cackle
• titter
• twitter
• chortle
• snigger

crying

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verb

present participle of cry

1

as in sobbing

to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress

some kids started to cry even before the doctor had given them their shot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sobbing
• weeping
• screaming
• blubbering
• bawling
• grieving
• blubbing
• whimpering
• whining
• mourning
• groaning
• howling
• moaning
• lamenting
• wailing
• sighing
• squalling
• sniffling
• greeting
• keening
• sniveling
• snivelling
• bleating
• mewling
• puling
• yowling

2

as in singing

to utter one's distinctive animal sound

we knew that we were getting very close to the ocean when we could hear sea gulls crying

Synonyms & Similar Words

• singing
• calling

3

as in shouting

to speak so as to be heard at a distance

a mother crying for help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shouting
• yelling
• screaming
• hollering
• calling
• bawling
• roaring
• hallooing
• bellowing
• vociferating
• thundering
• baying
• sounding off
• shrieking
• holloing
• wailing
• screeching
• whooping
• howling
• squealing
• squeaking
• crowing
• shrilling
• yowling
• caterwauling
• ululating
• hailing
• yawping
• speaking out
• speaking up
• yauping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispering
• breathing
• muttering
• murmuring
• mumbling

Examples of crying in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages. —Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2020