Synonyms for teary
ˈtɪər itea·ry

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1. tearyadjective

   Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.

   No wonder Ryan was teary; He missed his parents.

   Synonyms:
   wet, tear-filled

   Antonyms:
   dry, dry-eyed

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1. teary, teary-eyed, watery-eyedadjective

   with eyes full of tears

   Synonyms:
   teary-eyed, watery-eyed

   Antonyms:
   tearless, dry-eyed

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1. Rashida Tlaib:

   I just get teary-eyed thinking about Kamala Harris becoming vice presidentand being there at this historic moment, but I don’t feel comfortable. I hope the incoming President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris areprotected, and that it goes well. I know we will all be safely athome and able to experience it. But not in person.

2. Nenye Uche:

   He pushed his hands on the glass, and he was, his eyes got teary. I've never seen that because he's been really strong in there, he nearly lost hope in our constitutional system.

3. Payam Nabizadeh:

   I was rounding when I received a text regarding the wedding plan and literally became teary eyed, i watched him suffer for weeks, and for them to share such a personal moment with us, well that says everything.

4. Olivia Colman:

   I'm going to be very quick because I'm very teary as my wish my dad was here to see this, i lost my daddy during Covid, and he would have loved all of this.

5. Charis Michelsen:

   Also attending Saturday’s festivities were Ali MacGraw`s son, filmmaker Josh Evans, and his wife, actress Charis Michelsen-Evans. “I got teary-eyed,” Charis says about touring the sanctuary. “To see all the animals so happy, well, it just touches my heart.” (Interview at Best Friends animal sanctuary) [2008]