Synonyms and antonyms of Relating to crying and tears in British Thesaurus

tears (noun)

a drop of liquid that comes from your eye when you cry

tears (noun)

the state of crying

cry (noun)

a period of time when you have tears coming from your eyes, especially because you are sad

tearful (adjective)

crying, or feeling as if you want to cry

weeping (noun)

the act or sound of someone crying

weepy (adjective)

if you feel weepy, you want to cry

misty-eyed (adjective)

crying a little, or feeling that you might cry

misty (adjective)

misty eyes have tears in them

bring tears to your eyes ()

to make you cry, or to feel as if you are going to cry

dry your eyes ()

a kind way of telling someone to stop crying

flood (verb)

mainly literary if tears flood your eyes, or if your eyes flood with tears, you suddenly start to cry

lachrymose (adjective)

literary someone who is lachrymose is very sad or is crying

mist (verb)

if your eyes mist, or if tears mist your eyes, your eyes fill with tears

moist (adjective)

used about eyes that are slightly wet with tears

prick (verb)

mainly literary if tears prick your eyes, you feel as if you are going to cry

scald (verb)

literary if tears scald your eyes, your eyes feel hot because you are crying

sting (verb)

literary if tears sting your eyes, you feel as if you are going to cry

teardrop (noun)

mainly literary a single tear

tearful (adjective)

done by someone who is crying