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greyed

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈɡreɪ.nəs/
    • /ɡreɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈɡreɪ.nəs/

Definition of greyed word

  • noun greyed Simple past tense and past participle of grey. 1
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Parts of speech for Greyed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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greyed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for greyed

adjective greyed

  • hoary — gray or white with age: an old dog with a hoary muzzle.

verb greyed

  • unlit — not illuminated
  • blacken — To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.
  • dim — DIM statement
  • eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
  • obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
All 62 Synonyms of greyed

Antonyms for greyed

verb greyed

  • lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
  • clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
  • brighten — If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
  • illuminate — to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
  • whiten — Make or become white.
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