Synonyms of silver

silver 1 of 3

noun

ˈsil-vər 

as in silverware

eating and serving utensils

laid out the silver for the dinner guests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• silverware
• knife
• flatware
• fork
• tableware
• spoon
• setting
• cutlery
• silver plate
• teaspoon
• setup
• place setting
• tablespoon
• chopstick

silver

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adjective

as in gray

of the color gray

a distinguished-looking gentleman with silver hair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gray
• white
• silvery
• pewter
• slate
• faded
• grayish
• pale
• slaty
• leaden
• steely
• argentine
• neutral
• whitish
• sandy
• dull
• chocolate
• dirty
• achromatic
• colorless
• sad
• ashen
• chalky
• sepia
• ashy
• mousy
• dun
• livid
• hoary
• palish
• grizzled
• hoar
• washed-out
• brindled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rich
• bright
• deep
• colored
• gay
• chromatic
• colorful
• multicolored
• variegated
• varicolored
• ablaze
• polychromatic
• polychrome
• motley

silver

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verb

as in to frost

Related Words

• frost
• whitewash
• dim
• mat
• snow
• pale
• dull
• bleach
• lighten
• brighten
• etiolate
• whiten
• decolorize
• fade
• wash out
• blench
• blanch

Dissimilar Words

• marble
• deepen
• pattern
• darken
• shade
• streak
• tarnish
• pigment
• spot
• dye
• stripe
• blacken
• polychrome
• paint
• discolor
• striate
• embrown
• speck
• color
• speckle
• blotch
• tint
• stain
• daub
• fleck
• polish
• tinge
• shine
• dapple
• tincture
• mottle
• splotch
• variegate
• burnish
• checker

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of silver

Noun

The brand’s first offering is Travel Discovery Set ($135), featuring five scents enclosed in a sleek silver cigarette case, which feels substantial and heavy in the hand, like something your grandmother might have owned. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Felieke Van Der Leest designed her fantastical 2005 Rainbow Moose (sculpture with necklace), a plastic moose embellished with glass beads, gold, and silver, as a vision of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Adjective

There’s also a silver service dining room, a British bar that’s all dark wood and deep red carpets, and a state-of-the-art gym complete with cryotherapy and a zero gravity machine. — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026

Other perfume jewelry, like De La Fuente’s solid silver perfume ring takes a simpler approach. — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

Verb

Bells rang out from myriad spires, and evensong silvered the air around Gabriel Tower. — Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026

Can silver outpace gold in 2026? — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026

Phrases Containing silver

• silver bullet
• silver screen