Synonyms for teary
ˈtɪər itea·ry

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1. tearyadjective

   Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.

   No wonder Ryan was teary; He missed his parents.

   Synonyms:
   wet, tear-filled

   Antonyms:
   dry, dry-eyed

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1. teary, teary-eyed, watery-eyedadjective

   with eyes full of tears

   Synonyms:
   teary-eyed, watery-eyed

   Antonyms:
   tearless, dry-eyed

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1. Nathan Peterson:

   A police armadillo truck( a modified armored car) followed by about 15 police cars all with their lights on paraded in front of their stand and parked on the side street. I'm getting teary eyed just talking about it, the officers and police chief got out of their cars and talked to the boys and told them how much they supported them. They gave them a donation and took turns buying lemonade. It just made them feel so safe and encouraged.

2. Connor Brewer:

   I ’m still teary-eyed just watching that video of him standing on that field for the anthem – all alone.

3. Nenye Uche:

   He pushed his hands on the glass, and he was, his eyes got teary. I've never seen that because he's been really strong in there, he nearly lost hope in our constitutional system.

4. Olivia Colman:

   I'm going to be very quick because I'm very teary as my wish my dad was here to see this, i lost my daddy during Covid, and he would have loved all of this.

5. Kirsten Dunst:

   It was so fun, like I got a little teary eyed when I saw everybody.