Synonyms of grizzly
26 similar words
Another word for grizzly is white-haired. Other synonyms of grizzly are silver-haired, grisly, grizzled, hoary and elder.
Synonyms and similar words for grizzly
adjectiveGrey-haired, greyish.
- grizzledGreyed, old.
- grislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
- hoaryWhite or grey with age.
- elderCloser to the dealer, i.e. receiving cards earlier than others.
- elderly
- geriatric informal
- 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
- wintry
- gray / grey
- gray-headed / grey-headed
- grey-haired / gray-haired
- silver-hairedHaving greyish-white hair.
- silvery-haired
- white-hairedHaving white hair; especially, of a person, from old age.
- mouldy derogatory, obsoleteGray-headed, whether from age or hair powder.
Meaning of grizzly
- adjective Grey-haired, greyish.
- noun A grizzly bear.
- noun A grating used to sieve stones by size, so as to keep stones out of the sluices (in hydraulic mining) or to control stone size in the feed to the ore crusher.
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Questions about synonyms of grizzly
- What is another word for grizzly?
- Grizzly has 26 synonyms on Word.ws, such as white-haired, silver-haired, grisly, grizzled, hoary, elder and senior.
- What does grizzly mean?
- Grizzly means grey-haired, greyish.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: grizzly (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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