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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But gravity-defying themes such as semiconductors in recent weeks have lured older, grayer investors as well as Wall Street pros.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

His hair is grayer than when we last met more than a decade ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024

Stewart’s first night back found him grayer — at one point he used his own wizened face as a prop in a joke about the presidential candidates’ ages.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Parking isn’t one of them, and anyone who really wants to have an easy time parking a car will soon head for grayer pastures.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2023

The library was like a tomb, illumined from within by a chill fluorescent light that, by contrast, made the afternoon seem colder and grayer than it was.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt