Synonyms of gray
112 similar words
Another word for gray is grayish. Other synonyms of gray are grizzly, gray / grey, grayey / greyey, grayish / greyish and griseous.
Synonyms and similar words for gray
adjectiveOf a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
adjectiveDreary, gloomy, cloudy.
- bleakUnhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
- sombreDark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.
- cheerlessDevoid of cheer; gloomy.
- comfortlessOf a thing: offering no comfort; uncomforting.
- darkConducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
- moroseSullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
- depressingCausing depression or sadness.
- desolateDismal or dreary.
- direExpressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.
- disconsolateCheerless, dreary.
- dismalCausing despair; gloomy and bleak.
- dolefulFilled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.
- dolesomeCharacterised or marked by sorrow and grief; doleful; dismal; gloomy.
- drearDreary.
- drearisomeCharacterised or marked by dreariness.
- drearyDrab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
- dreich UK, dialectalBleak, cheerless, dismal, dreary, miserable.
- forlornPitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
- gaylessLacking gaiety; gloomy; somber; drab.
- gloomsomeCharacterised or marked by gloom.
- gloomySuffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
- grimDismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- joylessWithout joy; unhappy, sad.
- lack-laughterCheerless; sombre; serious.
- lugubriousGloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
- melancholyAffected with great sadness or depression.
- mirthlessLacking mirth; devoid of joy; sad.
- miserableOf the weather, extremely unpleasant due to being cold, wet, overcast, etc.
- no joke
- saturnineOf a setting: depressing, dull, gloomy.
- somber
- spiritlessLacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated.
- sullenGloomy; dismal; foreboding.
- sunlessDreary, cheerless.
- uncheerfulNot cheerful.
- uncheeryNot cheery; gloomy, pessimistic.
- unhappy
- unmerryNot merry, the opposite of merry; sad, gloomy.
- wintryAged, white-haired.
- woeful
- solemn obsoleteCheerless, gloomy, sombre.
adjectiveOf indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality or acceptability.
- fuzzyVague or imprecise.
- wooly
- ambiguousOpen to multiple interpretations.
- equivocal
- generic
- impreciseNot precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.
- indeterminate
- indefinite
- indistinctHazy or vague.
- murky
- nebulous
- turbidUnclear; confused; obscure.
- uncertain
- unclear
- undefined
- undefinableNot definable.
- vague
- woolly
- imperspicuous archaicVague; unclear; lacking clarity.
adjectiveGray-haired.
- silver-hairedHaving greyish-white hair.
- white-hairedHaving white hair; especially, of a person, from old age.
- gray-headed / grey-headed
- grey-haired / gray-haired
- grizzled
- silvery-haired
- grisly obsoleteHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
- mouldy derogatory, obsoleteGray-headed, whether from age or hair powder.
adjectiveOld.
- cobwebbed
- ancient
- aged
- age-oldVery old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well-established.
- antediluvianOf a person or thing: very old; ancient.
- cobwebby figuratively
- decrepitWeakened or worn out from age or wear.
- eldern
- moss-grownOld; old-fashioned, out of date.
- old
- old as the hillsExtremely old.
- old as the PyramidsExtremely ancient.
- older than dirtVery old.
- older than the hills
- older than the PyramidsSynonym of old as the Pyramids.
- venerableAncient, antiquated or archaic.
- auld archaicOld.
- eld obsoleteOld.
- gamol archaic
- olden archaic
adjectiveRelating to older people.
- elderCloser to the dealer, i.e. receiving cards earlier than others.
- geriatric
- elderly
- gerontologic informalSynonym of gerontological.
- gerontological informalOf or pertaining to gerontology.
- long in the toothOld; aged.
- matured
- of a certain age euphemistic
- old as Methuselah
- on in years euphemisticOld; advanced in age.
- over the hillOf a person, old, past the prime of life.
- senior
- superannuated
- ivy-covered UK
- preserved US
nounSynonym of grey alien.
Meaning of gray
- adjective Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
- adjective Dreary, gloomy, cloudy.
- adjective Of indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality or acceptability.
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