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Synonyms for grizzled

  • adjective

Most common

grey UK gray-haired grizzly hoary greyish UK griseous

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Grizzly — greyed, old

grizzly, gray-haired, hoary, grey UK, gray US, gray-headed, white-haired, hoar, grisly dated

Other

greyish UK, grayish US, griseous

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Greyed, old.

Example sentences

  • grey My friend disappeared like a grey mule in the fog.
  • grizzly Competition between the grizzly bears grew fierce.
  • greyish Ziri saw a strange greyish silhouette in the woods.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
grizzledrising
greysteady
grizzlyrising
hoarysteady
greyishfalling

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

By length

4 letters
grey1, gray1, hoar1
5 letters
hoary2
6 letters
grisly2
7 letters
grizzly2, greyish, grayish2
8 letters
griseous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hoary2 = 2 syllables).