Synonyms of steely

steely

adjective

1

as in gruff

harsh and threatening in manner or appearance

pinned them with a steely gaze and demanded to know what they were doing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gruff
• stern
• fierce
• grim
• rugged
• intimidating
• flinty
• hostile
• severe
• forbidding
• bleak
• stark
• dour
• rough
• austere
• hardened
• cold
• stubborn
• lowering
• dark
• somber
• ungentle
• louring
• resolute
• black
• steadfast
• moody
• unflinching
• implacable
• stiff
• solemn
• unbending
• adamant
• unrelenting
• unyielding
• rigid
• obdurate
• uncompromising
• determined
• inhospitable
• wilful
• unsympathetic
• obstinate
• firm
• immovable
• bound
• intent
• purposeful
• unfriendly
• resolved
• inimical
• sullen
• willful
• fixed
• inflexible
• hard
• hardheaded
• serious
• sombre
• melancholy
• mulish
• morose
• melancholic
• unsmiling
• immutable
• brooding
• unchangeable
• surly
• sulky
• cheerless
• humorless
• gloomy
• joyless
• glum
• sober
• set
• staid
• grave
• weighty
• self-willed
• ironhanded
• sobersided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gentle
• mild
• benign
• soft
• tender
• mellow
• meek
• benignant
• bland
• quiet
• soothing
• easy
• sweet
• bright
• tranquil
• cheerful
• pleasant
• agreeable
• pleasing
• nonintimidating
• sunny
• inviting
• happy
• glad
• merry
• mirthful
• playful
• lighthearted
• goofy
• silly
• frivolous
• giddy
• flighty
• scatterbrained
• featherbrained
• harebrained
• light-headed

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• gentle
• mild
• benign
• soft
• tender
• mellow
• meek
• benignant
• bland
• quiet
• soothing
• easy
• sweet
• bright
• tranquil
• cheerful
• pleasant
• agreeable
• pleasing
• nonintimidating
• sunny
• inviting
• happy
• glad
• merry
• mirthful
• playful
• lighthearted
• goofy
• silly
• frivolous
• giddy
• flighty
• scatterbrained
• featherbrained
• harebrained
• light-headed

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2

as in grey

of the color gray

steely eyes that are the color of a stormy sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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