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grayer

ADJECTIVE

muted silver in color

Synonyms

WEAK

Dove ash ashen battleship cinereal clouded dingy drab dusky dusty granite heather iron lead leaden livid mousy neutral oyster pearly peppery powder sere shaded silvered silvery slate smoky somber stone

ADJECTIVE

silver

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drab dusty grey silvery

STRONG

Dove ash clouded dappled heather iron lead neutral oyster pearly powder shaded silvered slate stone

WEAK

ashen cinereal dingy dusky leaden livid mousy peppery sere smoky somber

Example Sentences

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In prediction markets, the rules are considerably grayer, as the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance detailed last month.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

Just tell Claude: Make the gray background a little grayer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The world is getting grayer each day thanks to an epic demographic wave.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2025

Ms. Ortiz watched Mrs. Ángela, whose hair appeared grayer than in her debut video, her voice slightly raspier.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

“His face seemed to be grayer and his patent leather hair thinner,” one of the journalists, Stanley Karnow, later wrote.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin