1. crying, tears, weeping

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

Example Sentences:
'I hate to hear the crying of a child'
'she was in tears'

Synonyms

• tears
• weeping

2. clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant

demanding attention

Example Sentences:
'clamant needs'
'a crying need'
'regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous'
'insistent hunger'
'an instant need'

Synonyms

• clamant
• exigent
• insistent
• instant

3. crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

Example Sentences:
'a crying shame'
'an egregious lie'
'flagrant violation of human rights'
'a glaring error'
'gross ineptitude'
'gross injustice'
'rank treachery'

Synonyms

• egregious
• flagrant
• glaring
• gross
• rank