Evoke tears

Synonyms for "evoke tears" (19 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (4)

Verb(3 words)
arouse tearsawaken tearsbring to tears
Noun(1 words)
cry trigger

Strong matches (6)

Verb(6 words)
crying triggerelicit tearsemotional momentlacrimatelacrimatedmelodrama

Related words (9)

Verb(8 words)
move to tearspathosprovoke tearssentimental momentsobstorytearjerkertrigger tearsweeping moment
Noun(1 words)
trigger crying

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries
causedramadramatic momentemotional experiencefictionnarrative worksocial event

More specific

8 entries
bring to tearsfamily dramameltdown momentmove to tearsromantic tearjerkersad episodeweepieweeping scene

Collocations

11 entries
classic tearjerkerevoke emotionevoke memoriesevoke sadnessevoke strong emotionevoke sympathymodern tearjerkertearjerker endingtearjerker filmtearjerker novelwell known tearjerker

Inflections

4 entries
evoked tearsevokes tearsevoking tearstearjerkers

Derivations

5 entries