grayest

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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Presumably the same is true of the grayest day.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023

It makes a great coffee table book, one that can help inspire on even the grayest of days.

From The Verge • Apr. 28, 2022

Even during the grayest of winter months, there is plenty of green, and pops of color and beauty around the region in arboretums and botanical gardens.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2022

And on North Korea, even the grayest of foreign policy beards have conceded that Mr. Trump might be able to accomplish something.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2018

Black and impassive they stand, alike in the brightest summer or the grayest winter, sighing restlessly in the breeze, but wailing piteously when the sea-winds sweep over the hill.

From Not Pretty, but Precious by De Forest, J. W. (John William)