Synonyms of gray

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adjective

ˈgrā 

variants also grey

1

as in silver

of the color gray

the gray elephant and the gaudily dressed circus performer created a striking contrast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• silver
• white
• grayish
• faded
• silvery
• slaty
• slate
• pewter
• leaden
• steely
• slatey
• sad
• argentine
• pale
• whitish
• neutral
• colorless
• achromatic
• dull
• sandy
• ashen
• chocolate
• ashy
• chalky
• sepia
• dirty
• mousy
• hoary
• grizzled
• washed-out
• dun
• livid
• brindle
• mousey
• palish
• hoar
• brindled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rich
• bright
• deep
• colored
• gay
• chromatic
• colorful
• multicolored
• variegated
• varicolored
• polychromatic
• ablaze
• polychrome
• motley

2

as in dark

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer

a gray rainy day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dark
• bleak
• lonely
• depressing
• somber
• depressive
• cold
• desolate
• murky
• miserable
• lonesome
• black
• darkening
• wretched
• sad
• depressed
• blue
• chill
• solemn
• gloomy
• dreary
• sullen
• sombre
• cheerless
• cloudy
• melancholy
• morose
• dismal
• morbid
• drear
• glum
• lugubrious
• forlorn
• funereal
• dire
• disconsolate
• sepulchral
• saturnine
• dull
• elegiac
• comfortless
• tenebrous
• desperate
• dreich
• elegiacal
• unhappy
• sunless
• godforsaken
• Cimmerian
• plutonian
• negative
• tenebrific
• hopeless
• dim
• low
• melancholic
• woebegone
• dejected
• droopy
• distressing
• drab
• mirthless
• hangdog
• grim
• mournful
• inconsolable
• distressful
• colorless
• despondent
• down
• discouraging
• woeful
• pessimistic
• dispiriting
• lamentable
• dismaying
• disheartening
• menacing
• sorrowful
• upsetting
• discomfiting
• plaintive
• oppressive
• dour
• threatening
• louring
• lowering
• loury
• lowery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bright
• cheerful
• gay
• friendly
• cheery
• sunshiny
• comforting
• festive
• cordial
• gay
• merry
• joyful
• joyous
• buoyant
• jolly
• blithe
• mirthful
• optimistic
• hopeful
• cheering
• encouraging
• blithesome
• heartwarming
• jocund
• lighthearted
• lightsome

gray

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verb

variants also grey

as in to get along

Synonyms & Similar Words

• get along
• get on
• flower
• evolve
• mellow
• blossom
• bloom
• open
• flourish
• mature
• soften
• advance
• bourgeon
• grow up
• unfold
• age
• ripen
• grow
• progress
• burgeon
• develop

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• degenerate
• decline
• decay
• dry
• sink
• deteriorate
• fade
• waste (away)
• worsen
• weaken
• wither
• wilt
• sag
• shrivel
• flag
• wane
• revert
• droop
• return
• regress
• lapse
• retrogress
• backslide

Examples of gray in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Authorities released a video of the suspect — a man wearing a blue hat, gray sweatshirt, blue jeans, gray sneakers, and a backpack — walking near and inside the dumpster. —Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024

The color palette errs on the moody side, with a heavy dose of black, gray, and brown hues, which are offset with lighter-colored furnishings and wispy curtains. —Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024

Verb

The graying population is going to have a long-term effect on equity performance, according to an analysis by JPMorgan. —Michelle Fox, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024

Stimson—a 50-year-old churchgoing mother of four with an oval face, high cheekbones, a strong brow and graying black hair—was a familiar sight in the chambers. —Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing gray

• gray matter