Antonyms for gray
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1. gray

   That is termed old which has existed long, or which existed long ago. Ancient, from the Latin, through the French, is the more stately, old, from the Saxon, the more familiar word. Familiarity, on one side, is near to contempt; thus we say, an old coat, an old hat. On the other hand, familiarity is akin to tenderness, and thus old is a word of endearment; as, "the old homestead," the "old oaken bucket." "Tell me the old, old story!" has been sung feelingly by millions; "tell me that ancient story" would remove it out of all touch of human sympathy. Olden is a statelier form of old, and is applied almost exclusively to time, not to places, buildings, persons, etc. As regards periods of time, the familiar are also the near; thus, the old times are not too far away for familiar thought and reference; the olden times are more remote, ancient times still further removed. Gray, hoary, and moldering refer to outward and visible tokens of age. Aged applies chiefly to long-extended human life. Decrepit, gray, and hoary refer to the effects of age on the body exclusively; senile upon the mind also; as, a decrepit frame, senile garrulousness. One may be aged and neither decrepit nor senile. Elderly is applied to those who have passed middle life, but scarcely reached old age. Remote (Latin re, back or away, and moveo, move), primarily refers to space, but is extended to that which is far off in time; as, at some remote period. Venerable expresses the involuntary reverence that we yield to the majestic and long-enduring, whether in the material world or in human life and character. Compare ANTIQUE; OBSOLETE; PRIMEVAL.

   Compare synonyms for NEW; YOUTHFUL.

   Synonyms:
   aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, decrepit, elderly, hoary, immemorial, old, olden, patriarchal, remote, senile, time-honored, time-worn, venerable

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1. • Achromatic Color
   • Clothing
   • Color
   • Discolor
   • Navigator
   • Organization
   • Poet
   • Radioactivity Unit
   • Radiobiologist
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1. gray, grayness, grey, greynessnoun

   a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

   Antonyms:
   terminal, chromatic, immature, northern, young

   Synonyms:
   grey, grayness, greyness

2. grey, graynoun

   clothing that is a grey color

   "he was dressed in grey"

   Antonyms:
   young, chromatic, terminal, northern, immature

   Synonyms:
   grey, greyness, grayness

3. grey, graynoun

   any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

   "the Confederate army was a vast grey"

   Antonyms:
   immature, chromatic, young, northern, terminal

   Synonyms:
   grey, greyness, grayness

4. grey, graynoun

   horse of a light gray or whitish color

   Antonyms:
   terminal, northern, young, chromatic, immature

   Synonyms:
   grey, greyness, grayness

5. gray, Gynoun

   the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad

   Antonyms:
   terminal, chromatic, immature, northern, young

   Synonyms:
   grey, grayness, greyness

6. Gray, Louis Harold Graynoun

   English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)

   Antonyms:
   chromatic, immature, terminal, young, northern

   Synonyms:
   grey, grayness, greyness

7. Gray, Thomas Graynoun

   English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)

   Antonyms:
   chromatic, young, terminal, immature, northern

   Synonyms:
   grey, grayness, greyness

8. Gray, Robert Graynoun

   American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)

   Antonyms:
   northern, young, immature, chromatic, terminal

   Synonyms:
   grey, grayness, greyness

9. Gray, Asa Grayadjective

   United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)

   Antonyms:
   immature, terminal, northern, chromatic, young

   Synonyms:
   grey, grayness, greyness

10. 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"

    Antonyms:
    young, immature, northern, terminal, chromatic

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

11. 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"

    Antonyms:
    terminal, immature, chromatic, northern, young

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

12. grey, grayadjective

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

    "a stalwart grey figure"

    Antonyms:
    immature, northern, terminal, young, chromatic

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

13. grey, grayverb

    intermediate in character or position

    "a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal"

    Antonyms:
    immature, terminal, young, chromatic, northern

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

14. grey, grayverb

    make grey

    "The painter decided to grey the sky"

    Antonyms:
    northern, immature, chromatic, young, terminal

    Synonyms:
    grey

15. grey, grayverb

    turn grey

    "Her hair began to grey"

    Antonyms:
    immature, young, northern, terminal, chromatic

    Synonyms:
    grey

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1. grayadjective

   Synonyms:
   hoary, slate, drab, maltese, mouse-colored

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gray

   Synonyms:
   Gy

How to use gray in a sentence?

1. Doug Hall:

   Fun is fundamental. There is no way around it. You absolutely must have fun. Without fun, there is no enthusiasm. Without enthusiasm, there is no energy. Without energy, there are only shades of gray.

2. Bishop Garrison on Wednesday:

   It would be remiss if we didn't admit that there is a problem with extremist behavior in the military. That is to say that one extremist is one too many, the George Floyd murder hearing and a lot of these other day-to-day issues that greatly affect communities of color whether or not they wear a uniform or work for DoD are vitally important for us to understand. If we're going to be strong teammates we have to ensure that we're being proper allies for those individuals going through a lot of difficult times within their own communities, so having an education and training line of effort that helps us better understand these gray areas and what we need to do to help address a lot of these issues is going to be of vital importance for us.

3. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake:

   Our community is experiencing a great deal of trauma, and none of us get the answers that we need or that the Gray family deserves by resorting to violence.

4. Joshua Zeichner:

   If your mom or dad developed early gray hairs, you likely will too.

5. Matthew Fraling:

   We certainly do not want to speak badly of the deceased but Mr. Gray created a high degree of risk.

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