Sob story
Sob story noun - A sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy.
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Synonyms for Sob story
Tear-jerker and sob story are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tear-jerker" instead a noun phrase "Sob story".
Tear-jerker
Sob story and tear-jerker are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sob story" instead a noun phrase "Tear-jerker".
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Related pairs
- play and sob story
- play and tear-jerker
- climax and sob story
- climax and tear-jerker
- scene and sob story
- scene and tear-jerker
- show and sob story
- show and tear-jerker
- tragedy and sob story
- tragedy and tear-jerker
- vehicle and sob story
- vehicle and tear-jerker
- production and sob story
- production and tear-jerker
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Tear-jerker and Sob story. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sob_story/tear-jerker
Sob story & Tear-jerker. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/sob_story/tear-jerker>.
Tear-jerker or Sob story. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/sob_story/tear-jerker.
