Synonyms and Antonyms of tearful
1
given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears
- a tearful woman who can be counted on to cry at every wedding, anniversary, and funeral
demonstrative, effusive, emotional
maudlin, mawkish, sentimental
bawling, blubbering, crying, keening, sniffling, sniveling, sobbing, wailing, weeping, whimpering
misty, misty-eyed, moist
bemoaning, bewailing
doleful, dolorous, grieving, mournful, plaintive
funereal, gloomy, lugubrious
brokenhearted, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, downcast, downhearted, heartbroken, heartsick, heavyhearted, inconsolable, miserable, sad, sorrowful, woebegone, woeful, wretched
beaming, chuckling, giggling, grinning, laughing, smiling
blithe, blithesome, cheerful, cheery, gay, happy, jocose, jovial, lighthearted, lightsome, merry, mirthful, sunny
2
causing unhappiness
- the tearful end to what had once been a close friendship
depressing, dismal, drear, dreary, heartbreaking, heartrending, melancholy, mournful, pathetic, sad, saddening, sorry, teary
deplorable, distressful, grievous, lamentable, unfortunate, woeful
discomforting, discomposing, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, perturbing
affecting, moving, poignant, touching
discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting
heartening, heartwarming, inspiring, stimulating, stirring, uplifting
agreeable, delightful, enjoyable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, welcome
exhilarating, thrilling
