as in silverware
eating and serving utensils
laid out the silver for the dinner guests
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
as in gray
of the color gray
a distinguished-looking gentleman with silver hair
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in to frost
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of silver
Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
Lukita Maxwell sports a silver, sheer top at the Beef season 2 premiere in Los Angeles on April 8.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
His latest drugs arrived in mid-October from China in a silver Mylar bag.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2021
Imboden’s partner, Ysaora Thibus, helped France to silver in the women’s team foil.
—Rachel Axon, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2021
See All Example Sentences for silver
Noun
One of the vehicles apparently also slammed into the rear of a parked silver BMW, damaging it, as well.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
Lukita Maxwell sports a silver, sheer top at the Beef season 2 premiere in Los Angeles on April 8.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Across both studies and every job scenario, the silver and teal robots were the most popular picks—chosen more often, on average, than any individual skin tone.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
His latest drugs arrived in mid-October from China in a silver Mylar bag.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
Meinhardt’s wife, Lee Kiefer, won gold in women’s foil, and Imboden’s girlfriend, Ysaora Thibus, helped France to silver in the women’s team.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2021
Imboden’s partner, Ysaora Thibus, helped France to silver in the women’s team foil.
—Rachel Axon, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2021
See All Example Sentences for silver
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver
Noun
-
And presuming this is a classic dishwasher silverware basket situation, those tines just aren’t going to get consistently clean when bunched up at the bottom.—
John Hodgman,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
-
From Tradition to Personal Taste That’s not to say modern couples aren’t using fine china and silverware.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
The woman’s expression, painted in different shades of gray, is intentionally distorted in Picasso’s signature Cubist style.—
Jake McGowan,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
-
The mission also revealed a new side of our planet with an Earthset photo, showing our Blue Marble setting behind the gray, pockmarked moon.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
To take the citrusy notes of the Lemonade frosting to another level, look to Moscato d'Asti, a sweet, sparkly dessert white wine that will naturally balance the tanginess.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2026
-
Brown butter cream cheese frosting and housemade caramel take it over the top.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Each board comes with spread containers, bowls and a cheese knife.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
-
And in San Diego County, 34-year-old Grant Parker fatally stabbed a man outside a downtown hotel in February while on diversion for threatening to kill his mother with a knife, carjacking and attacking a cellmate.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Tullman also hired Bre Smith as his executive vice president, an artist in her own right but also a veteran of hospitality at the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey and elsewhere, and a woman with a hefty budget who obsesses over everything from the flatware to the level of customer service.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
-
While older shoppers may spring for a full table’s worth of products, said Sofia Stephens, a founder of the Los Angeles housewares and provisions store Bucatini, younger clients are purchasing a single Ginori oval dish ($220) or one place setting of Sabre flatware ($94) to spruce up at-home meals.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Everyone understood that sending in the marines marked a fork in the road that could not be easily unforked.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
-
Use a weed fork to remove any roots that are stuck.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Silver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
