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graying

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variants: also greying

present participle of gray

Synonyms & Antonyms of graying

as in getting along, getting on

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for graying

getting along,
getting on

advancing,
evolving

opening,
unfolding

blooming,
blossoming,
burgeoning
(also bourgeoning),
flourishing,
flowering

mellowing,
softening

aging
(or ageing),
developing,
growing,
growing up,
maturing,
progressing,
ripening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for graying

decaying,
declining,
degenerating,
deteriorating,
sinking,
worsening

drooping,
drying,
fading,
flagging,
sagging,
shriveling
(or shrivelling),
waning,
wasting (away),
weakening,
wilting,
withering

regressing,
retrogressing,
reverting

backsliding,
lapsing,
returning

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“Graying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graying. Accessed 13 Apr. 2021.

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