All cats are grey in the dark.
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Grey
Synonyms for "grey" (229 found)
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discoloreddismaldove-coloreddove-graydrabdrabnessdreardrearisomedrearydulldullnessdundustyelderlyetiolatedexperiencedexsanguinatedexsanguineexsanguineousfaded
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faintfallowflatfoggyfunebrialfunerealghastlyglaucescenceglaucescentglaucousglaucousnessgloomyglumgravegray hairedgray with agegray-blackgray-browngray-coloredgray-drabgray-greengray-hairedgray-headedgray-spottedgray-tonedgray-whitegrayedgrayishnessgraynessgrey hairedgrimgriseousgrizzlegrizzledgrizzlygrown oldhaggard
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heavyhoarhoaryhuelesshumdrumhypochromicintermediateiron-graylacklusterlady jane greylead-grayleadenleadennesslividlividitylividnessluridlusterlessmatmature
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mealymistymonotonousmouse-coloredmouse-graymousinessmousymuddymurkyneutralneutral tintoldold as methuselahovercastpaintpainted ponypalepale as deathpale-facedpallidpastypatriarchalpearlpearl-graypearlypiebaldpintoquaker-coloredrepetitiveroansadsallowsamesamelysaturninesecond earl greysenectuoussicklysilversilver-graysilveredsilverinesssilveryskewbaldslate-coloredslatinessslatysmoke-graysmokinesssmokysobersobernesssolemnsombersombernesssombresombroussootysorrelstarksteel-graysteelystone-coloredsunlesstallow-facedtaupetedioustonelesstristeuncoloredunrelievedvenerablewanwashed-outwaxenweakwearifulwearisomewearywhey-facedwhitewhite with agewhite-beardedwhite-crownedwhite-hairedwisewrinkledwrinklyyears oldzane grey
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We made Mr Grey chairman of the committee.
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Some English words have two spellings - "gray" and "grey", for example.
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Mr Grey did not enjoy his job.
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