Antonyms of verb laugh

1 sense of laugh

Sense 1
laugh, express joy, express mirth -- (produce laughter)
       Antonym of cry (Sense 2)
      => cry, weep -- (shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb laugh

1 sense of laugh

Sense 1
laugh, express joy, express mirth -- (produce laughter)
       => express emotion, express feelings -- (give verbal or other expression to one's feelings)
          Phrasal Verb-> laugh off#1; laugh away#1; laugh at#1

Antonyms of adj laughing

1 sense of laughing

Sense 1
laughing (prenominal), riant -- (showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness; "laughing children")

INDIRECT (VIA happy) -> unhappy -- (experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad")

Similarity of adj laughing

1 sense of laughing

Sense 1
laughing (prenominal), riant -- (showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness; "laughing children")
       => happy (vs. unhappy) -- (enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage")

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