tearful 11 synonyms and 4 antonyms for tearful, ranked by how commonly they're used. Adj — Crying, or on the verge of crying. Synonyms for tearful cryey crysome lachrymate lachrymose larmoyant maudlin moist sobful teary watery weepy Antonyms for tearful dry-eyed tearless unlachrymose untearful ← Back to the full definition of tearful