Pleasing and Teary

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Pleasing adjective - Giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses.

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Teary is an antonym for pleasing.

Teary adjective - Causing unhappiness.

Usage example: a teary ending to what had been up to that point a lighthearted movie

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Pleasing is an antonym for teary.

Nearby Words: tear, tearful, tearing, tearless, tearfully

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