In tears
Plaintive
Plaintive adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
In tears and plaintive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In tears" instead an adjective "Plaintive".
Nearby Words: plaint, plaintively
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pitiful and in tears
- pitiful and plaintive
- woeful and in tears
- woeful and plaintive
- wailing and in tears
- wailing and plaintive
- sad and in tears
- sad and plaintive
- unhappy and in tears
- unhappy and plaintive
- miserable and in tears
- miserable and plaintive
- lamentable and in tears
- lamentable and plaintive
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Plaintive and In tears. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/in_tears/plaintive
In tears & Plaintive. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/in_tears/plaintive>.
Plaintive or In tears. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/in_tears/plaintive.
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