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gray


These are words and phrases related to gray. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of gray.

NOT INTERESTING OR EXCITING


They felt that their work was gray and meaningless.

Synonyms and examples


grey
UK
boring
That was such a boring movie I nearly fell asleep during it.
excruciating
She went over the plot of the book in excruciating detail.
deadly
informal
His latest film was just deadly. I left after the first hour!
mind-numbing
The incident was described in a mind-numbing, 400-page report so dense that no one read it.
meh
informal
The story was pretty meh.
blah
informal
"How was the movie?" "Pretty blah. I wasn't that impressed."
monotonous
His job had become joyless and monotonous.
pedestrian
formaldisapproving
The script was nothing but uninteresting, pedestrian storytelling.
dry
disapproving
The story was dry and lifeless.
ponderous
formal mainly disapproving
The dialogue was ponderous and self-important, and it ruined the film.
turgid
formal
Her latest book was 250 pages of turgid, stilted prose.
draggy
informal
His speech was pretty draggy in the middle, but it started and ended well.
one-dimensional
The book would be better if the characters weren't so one-dimensional.
dull
She gave one of the dullest lectures I've ever heard.
humdrum
They didn't like the humdrum, day-to-day work involved in running a business.
ho-hum
The camera has a solid, if ho-hum, design.
tedious
Signing all these documents over and over again is so tedious.
wearisome
formal
The conversation grew wearisome, and his attention strayed.
drab
disapproving
The office park is so drab.
colorless
His prose was dry and colorless.
monochrome
UK
She thought of her old job as monochrome and dull.
dreary
disapproving
My mother's days were taken up with dreary little tasks like folding clothes or getting the mail.

Antonym and example


exciting
We've got an exciting day at the park planned!
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See words related to gray


bored
bored stiff
informal
bored out of your mind
informal
be tired of
weary of
blasé
restless
apathetic
boredom
tedium
tediousness
weariness
ennui
literary
dreariness
disapproving
dullness
monotony
drabness
disapproving
turgidity
formal
longueur
literary
bore
disapproving
crashing bore
informal
snooze
informal
snoozefest
informal
a yawn
informal
drag
informal
drip
informaldisapproving
a wet weekend
UK
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If someone or something is boring, they are not interesting or exciting. If you are bored, you feel unhappy because nothing interesting is happening. Boredom is the state of being unhappy and uninterested in things. A bore is a person or thing that is not exciting or interesting.

gray | American Thesaurus


gray


adjective
These are words and phrases related to gray. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of gray.
Gray walls would set off your paintings better. His face was drawn and gray.

Synonyms


neutral
pearl-gray
grayish
silver
silvery
slate
dun
drab
dove-colored
mouse-colored
ashen
ashy
pale
hoary
It's another gray winter day.

Synonyms


gloomy
dismal
somber
cheerless
depressing
dark
murky
overcast
sunless
cloudy
clouded
foggy
misty

Antonyms


bright
clear
sunny
He was already gray at 30.

Synonyms


gray-haired
gray-headed
silver-haired
hoary-headed
grizzly
pepper-and-salt
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