Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: wept

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

A man with bandages wrapped around his head placed his hand on a child’s body and wept.

Source: https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/23904696.israel-severs-gaza-two-palestinian-death-toll-passes-10-000-mark/?ref=rss

At St Mary's one lady told me she wept after hearing the harp coming from another room and being dragged towards it by the beautiful notes and harmonies that really touched her."

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/dudley/brierley-hill/2023/09/18/week-of-heritage-events-a-huge-success/

But Lynch insists he is just trying to get what he was promised and wept as he revealed his heartbreak over the split.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11829281/Lover-Ken-Sutcliffes-son-Scott-breaks-silence-Nine-stars-role-drug-fuelled-love-split.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

In 33, verse 4, the Torah states that “Esav ran toward him, embraced him, fell upon his neck, and kissed him; then they wept.”

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/parsha/the-hebrew-identity/vayishlach-finally-becoming-israel-2/2023/11/30/

“I remember Jen was so kind to me, she made me feel like I was part of the cast and she took such good care of me, and I wept hysterically when I wrapped.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jennifer-aniston-reunites-friends-child-star-mae-whitman_uk_641d60e6e4b01ea5cd93c0c2

I wept — and not just because after nearly two weeks in Cannes, I really miss my kids.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-05-27/cannes-film-festival-competition-ranking

Others present wept when invited to remember those they’d lost to drug addiction.

Source: https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/christian-leaders-express-support-for-downtown-windsor-drug-consumption-site

Paul Vines wept in the dock as he was sentenced for killing his son, Edward Vines, in a collision involving two cars near Bardney, Lincolnshire, on January 16 last year.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23414920.father-sentenced-causing-death-12-year-old-son-crash/?ref=rss

People wept as the body of Ma Lianqiang’s wife, covered with a carpet, was carried away on what looked like a metal bed frame after Muslim funeral rites held outdoors.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/12/19/chinas-earthquake-survivors-endure-frigid-temperatures-and-mourn-the-dead/

Relatives of those killed hugged one another and wept outside the courtroom after the verdict was read.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/11/07/news/captain-found-guilty-of-seamans-manslaughter-in-boat-fire-that-killed-34-off-california-coast/

Relatives wept and chanted as rescuers pulled 17-year-old Adnan Muhammed Korkut from a basement in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, near the quake’s epicenter.

Source: https://www.artesianews.com/2136934/death-toll-rises-rescues-dwindle-in-earthquake-aftermath.html

Some of those who did board ships for the 180-mile trip to Saudi Arabia’s second-biggest city, Jeddah, wept for the home and family they had to leave behind.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/world/africa/port-sudan-evacuation.html

Stunned onlookers wept and wandered the scene with hands clasped above the head in horror and disbelief.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/israel-presses-gaza-offensive-despite-us-call-pause.1065447

The Bible tells us that he “fell upon his brother Benjamin’s necks and wept.”

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/follow-in-the-footsteps-of-pilgrims-to-these-holy-tombs-across-israel/

They applauded, cheered, laughed and even wept as they stood there.

Source: http://www.marxist.com/a-tribute-to-hugo-chavez.htm

Women wept as they waited for their husbands or sons to be pulled from the rubble.

Source: https://www.thejournal.ie/mine-collapse-zimbabwe-6183366-Sep2023/