Yes, these words are synonyms. Still, most people will experience a shade of meaning between cry and weep, even if they're not aware of it. Weeping is associated with grief, mourning and profound sadness of some kind. read more
Still, most people will experience a shade of meaning between cry and weep, even if they're not aware of it. Weeping is associated with grief, mourning and profound sadness of some kind. It's an internal state expressed through tears. read more
As verbs the difference between weep and cry is that weep is to cry, shed tears while cry is to shed tears; to weep. As a noun cry is a shedding of tears; the act of crying. read more
I agree with Barque - there isn't a lot of difference. I would also say that cry is a more general word, and weep is a more specific way of crying. I expect more profuse tears with weeping. read more