Antonyms for cry
kraɪcry

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1. cryverb

   Antonyms:
   laugh

   Synonyms:
   weep

2. cryverb

   To shed tears; to weep.

   That sad movie always makes me cry.

   Antonyms:
   laugh

   Synonyms:
   weep

3. cryverb

   To shout, scream, yell.

   I heard a cry from afar.

   Synonyms:
   weep

   Antonyms:
   laugh

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1. cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferationnoun

   a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

   "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

   Antonyms:
   express joy, laugh, express mirth

   Synonyms:
   vociferation, birdcall, song, rallying cry, call option, outcry, phone call, watchword, battle cry, claim, margin call, yell, call, birdsong, war cry, telephone call, shout

2. cry, yellnoun

   a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)

   "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"

   Antonyms:
   laugh, express joy, express mirth

   Synonyms:
   watchword, war cry, battle cry, outcry, yell, vociferation, rallying cry, shout, call

3. war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchwordnoun

   a slogan used to rally support for a cause

   "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"

   Antonyms:
   express joy, laugh, express mirth

   Synonyms:
   shout, parole, war cry, battle cry, outcry, war whoop, countersign, yell, word, rallying cry, call, vociferation, password, watchword

4. crynoun

   a fit of weeping

   "had a good cry"

   Antonyms:
   laugh, express mirth, express joy

   Synonyms:
   watchword, war cry, battle cry, outcry, yell, vociferation, rallying cry, shout, call

5. cryverb

   the characteristic utterance of an animal

   "animal cries filled the night"

   Antonyms:
   laugh, express joy, express mirth

   Synonyms:
   watchword, war cry, battle cry, outcry, yell, vociferation, rallying cry, shout, call

6. shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squallverb

   utter a sudden loud cry

   "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

   Antonyms:
   express joy, laugh, express mirth

   Synonyms:
   predict, forebode, prognosticate, grouse, wawl, promise, phone, yell, blazon out, abuse, shout out, bellyache, clapperclaw, vociferate, call in, scream, holler, gripe, call up, blackguard, call off, squawk, foretell, weep, exclaim, send for, outcry, address, visit, shout, beef, name, waul, hollo, call, bitch, squall, bid, crab, ring, call out, cry out, holler out, telephone, anticipate

7. cry, weepverb

   shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

   "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"

   Antonyms:
   express joy, express mirth, laugh

   Synonyms:
   call out, squall, shout out, cry out, holler, outcry, hollo, scream, yell, weep, exclaim, shout, blazon out, call

8. exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shoutverb

   utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

   "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

   Antonyms:
   laugh, express joy, express mirth

   Synonyms:
   cry out, proclaim, outshout, shout, weep, shout out, hollo, blackguard, outcry, promulgate, call out, blazon out, holler, yell, call, scream, squall, abuse, clapperclaw, exclaim

9. cry, blazon outverb

   proclaim or announce in public

   "before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square"

   Antonyms:
   laugh, express mirth, express joy

   Synonyms:
   call out, squall, shout out, cry out, holler, outcry, hollo, scream, yell, weep, exclaim, shout, blazon out, call

10. cryverb

    demand immediate action

    "This situation is crying for attention"

    Antonyms:
    express joy, laugh, express mirth

    Synonyms:
    call out, squall, shout out, cry out, holler, outcry, hollo, scream, yell, weep, exclaim, shout, blazon out, call

11. cryverb

    utter a characteristic sound

    "The cat was crying"

    Antonyms:
    express mirth, laugh, express joy

    Synonyms:
    call out, squall, shout out, cry out, holler, outcry, hollo, scream, yell, weep, exclaim, shout, blazon out, call

12. cryverb

    bring into a particular state by crying

    "The little boy cried himself to sleep"

    Antonyms:
    express mirth, laugh, express joy

    Synonyms:
    call out, squall, shout out, cry out, holler, outcry, hollo, scream, yell, weep, exclaim, shout, blazon out, call

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1. crynoun

   Synonyms:
   exclamation, ejaculation, acclamation, outcry, clamor, vociferation, yoicks, scream, shriek, howl, yell, proclamation, slogan, shibboleth, halloo, whoop, hoot, crying, weeping, wail, lamentation, mewl, plaint whimpering

2. cryverb

   Synonyms:
   weep, sob, wail, bawl, squall, whimper, blubber, pule, bewail, shout, call, exclaim, yell, scream, vociferate, clamor, ejaculate

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1. laughed

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How to use cry in a sentence?

1. South Carolina.Read MoreBernie Sanders:

   I think what we saw from Nevada on out was a cry the rooftops, from the political establishment, from the media that they wanted anybody but Bernie, my God, I don't know how many articles there were about that. ' We need anybody but Bernie' and you know they ended up succeeding. And that's that.

2. Douglas MacArthur:

   The powers in charge keep us in a perpetual state of fear keep us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor with the cry of grave national emergency. Always there has been some terrible evil to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it by furnishing the exorbitant sums demanded. Yet, in retrospect, these disasters seem never to have happened, seem never to have been quite real.

3. Violeta Parra:

   Don’t cry when the sun is gone, because your tears won’t let you see the stars.

4. Victoria Spartz:

   My grandma is 95. She experienced Stalin. She experienced Hitler. But she says she never ever experienced anything like this, ever. This is barbaric and brutal, she told my mom...' No, don't cry, we are not crying here. We are going to fight. But just give us some guns, so we don't just fight with sticks.'.

5. Paddy Pimblett:

   There’s a stigma in this world that men can’t talk. … Listen, if you’re a man, and you’ve got weight on your shoulders, and if you think the only way you can solve it is by killing yourself, please speak to someone, speak to anyone. People would rather … I know I would rather have my mate cry on my shoulder than go to his funeral next week. So, please, let’s get rid of the stigma and men start talking.

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