CRY (FOR) Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

cry (for)

verb

Definition of cry (for)

as in to grieve (for)

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as in to clamor (for)

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Verb

Iran's own political leaders — the president, parliament speaker, foreign minister and others — filed in to weep and pray on Friday morning.

— Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Parents wept over the loss of their children, while mothers and other female relatives cried and beat their chests in grief.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

Definition of weep

Verb

When asked about his All-Star nod over the weekend, Joe Ryan focused on his team’s offense and the upcoming schedule instead of himself.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Darnell didn’t have an answer when asked if Acuff, Clifford and Cardwell will play against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday in the final game of the California Classic.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of ask

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Kwon moves fluidly from intimate memories of being a Korean American in Los Angeles to keen social critique, touching on body-shaming, mental health, the weight of Korea’s history, and the nuances of diaspora.

— Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
But Americans don't seem to keen on the idea, according to a Pew Research Center survey released earlier this year.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 23 May 2026

Definition of keen

Verb

The premise is begging for those capable of delivering big expressions to capture what the F1 drama would have been like in the 1960s.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Rhaena goes to the Vale and begs Lady Jeyne Arryn for sanctuary, but the noblewoman wants nothing to do with her.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of beg

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The call lasted for 12 excruciating minutes, as Adams moaned in pain.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
Witnesses who observed those executions later shared unnerving, and, at times, horrific, accounts of inmates thrashing, moaning, or otherwise appearing to show signs of suffering after the nitrogen gas began to flow.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 June 2026

Definition of moan

Verb

Spielberg h as chosen to elegize the story by romanticizing it, swathing the characters in Norman Rockwell attitudes, a meddlesome symphonic score, and a golden fairy dust that shines through the windows like God's blessing.

— Eliza Berman, Time, 5 Oct. 2017
In writing about her cousin, Allen is also elegizing other black men victimized by poverty, drugs and unequal justice.

— Julia M. Klein, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017

Definition of elegize

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