Synonyms for grizzly
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Grizzled — grey-haired, greyish
grizzled, grey UK, gray US, hoary, gray-headed, white-haired, gray-haired, hoar, greyish UK, grayish US, moldy US, mouldy UK, grisly dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Grey-haired, greyish.
Related words
- Phrases
- grizzly bear mama grizzly
Example sentences
- grizzled Ak, as was his habit when in thought, stroked his grizzled beard slowly.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| grizzly | rising | |
| grizzled | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- grey1, gray1, hoar1
- 5 letters
- moldy2, hoary2
- 6 letters
- grisly2, mouldy2
- 7 letters
- greyish, grayish2
- 8 letters
- grizzled2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (moldy2 = 2 syllables).