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. 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.

2. Audrey Mark:

   It was a very quiet simple moment, but it was very profound, he leaves and all these Target employees are screaming 'Bye! Good luck! Tell us how it went.' I got so emotional. I got teary.

3. 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.

4. Natalia Rutkowski:

   I was shaking and I literally felt like I was sweating and agitated, my mum was teary. United Airlines was just United Airlines. I had never been so disrespected and mistreated and embarrassed.

5. Kohlin Lallabban:

   It was so genuine and most of us got teary eyed when we saw them.