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Synonyms for greyish

  • adjective
  • British English

Most common

grey UK gray-haired grizzled grayey

All synonyms

Adjective

Other

grayey

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Somewhat gray.

Related words

Is a kind of
tinted
Other spellings
grayish US

Example sentences

  • grey My friend disappeared like a grey mule in the fog.
  • grizzled Ak, as was his habit when in thought, stroked his grizzled beard slowly.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
greyishfalling
greysteady
grizzledrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
grey1, gray1
6 letters
grayey
7 letters
grizzly2
8 letters
grizzled2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (grizzly2 = 2 syllables).