Synonyms for grey
greɪgrey

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1. Grey, Zane Greynoun

   United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)

   Synonyms:
   gray, greyness, grayness

   Antonyms:
   young, chromatic, immature, northern, terminal

2. Grey, Lady Jane Greynoun

   Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)

   Synonyms:
   gray, greyness, grayness

   Antonyms:
   terminal, immature, chromatic, northern, young

3. Grey, Charles Grey, Second Earl Greynoun

   Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)

   Synonyms:
   gray, greyness, grayness

   Antonyms:
   northern, terminal, chromatic, immature, young

4. grey, graynoun

   any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

   "the Confederate army was a vast grey"

   Synonyms:
   gray, greyness, grayness

   Antonyms:
   immature, young, chromatic, northern, terminal

5. gray, grayness, grey, greynessnoun

   a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

   Synonyms:
   grayness, greyness, gray

   Antonyms:
   immature, terminal, chromatic, northern, young

6. grey, graynoun

   clothing that is a grey color

   "he was dressed in grey"

   Synonyms:
   gray, greyness, grayness

   Antonyms:
   terminal, chromatic, northern, immature, young

7. grey, grayadjective

   horse of a light gray or whitish color

   Synonyms:
   gray, greyness, grayness

   Antonyms:
   immature, northern, young, chromatic, terminal

8. grey, gray, greyish, grayishadjective

   of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

   "the little grey cells"; "gray flannel suit"; "a man with greyish hair"

   Synonyms:
   grayish, hoar, greyish, hoary, grey-headed, white-haired, gray, gray-headed, grizzly, gray-haired, grey-haired

   Antonyms:
   immature, terminal, chromatic, young, northern

9. grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-hairedadjective

   showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

   "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"

   Synonyms:
   rusty, grizzly, grayish, gray-headed, white-haired, grey-headed, hoar, blue-eyed(a), hoary, canescent, grey-haired, fair-haired(a), gray-haired, gray, white-haired(a), greyish

   Antonyms:
   terminal, northern, young, immature, chromatic

10. grey, grayadjective

    used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

    "a stalwart grey figure"

    Synonyms:
    grayish, hoar, greyish, hoary, grey-headed, white-haired, gray, gray-headed, grizzly, gray-haired, grey-haired

    Antonyms:
    immature, terminal, northern, chromatic, young

11. grey, grayverb

    intermediate in character or position

    "a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal"

    Synonyms:
    grayish, hoar, greyish, hoary, grey-headed, white-haired, gray, gray-headed, grizzly, gray-haired, grey-haired

    Antonyms:
    northern, immature, chromatic, young, terminal

12. grey, grayverb

    make grey

    "The painter decided to grey the sky"

    Synonyms:
    gray

    Antonyms:
    northern, young, terminal, immature, chromatic

13. grey, grayverb

    turn grey

    "Her hair began to grey"

    Synonyms:
    gray

    Antonyms:
    young, terminal, northern, chromatic, immature

Matched Categories

1. • Queen Of England
   • Achromatic Color
   • Clothing
   • Color
   • Discolor
   • Organization
   • Statesman
   • Writer

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1. List of paraphrases for "grey":

   gray, grise, gris, 's-paw, jack, greywater, cutworm, shade, shadow, riopelle

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How to use grey in a sentence?

1. H. P. Lovecraft, The White Ship:

   Blue, green, grey, white, or black; smooth, ruffled, or mountainous; that ocean is not silent.

2. Theodore Roosevelt, The Man in the Arena:

   Far better is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

3. Alex Capri:

   This represents a murky grey zone for investors, as the CCP’s presence spills over into all areas, both military and civil, american and other foreign investors will struggle to perform due diligence in an opaque Chinese system.

4. Moody Blues, "Tuesday Afternoon":

   Red is grey and yellow white We decide which is right and which is an illusion.

5. Sebastien Soriano:

   Technically all the traffic is treated in the same way, but at the tariff level, some services are untariffed and others are, this question is open. This is at the heart of the grey area of what is allowed or not.