SLATY Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

slaty

adjective

ˈslā-tē

variants also slatey

Definition of slaty

as in gray

of the color gray slaty stones in the riverbed

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Adjective

According to a preliminary investigation, the crash happened as a gray Toyota Camry sped south on Prospect.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
In Proserpina, eleven vertical yellow wooden rods, enrobed in layers of gray and maroon wire netting, increase in length around a wire-mesh spiral that reaches three feet at its tallest point.

— Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of gray

Adjective

There are no people in her piece, simply 45 silver images of Bowery storefronts and gutters, typically littered with empty bottles.

— J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Some were obvious, like Lucia Pieroni’s crafty crystals dotting eyes at Celine and silver-leaf foreheads by makeup artist Fara Homidi at Gabriela Hearst.

— Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of silver

Adjective

Clean-slate intellectual infrastructure Whoever gives $2 billion to an organization can probably call a lot of the shots.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Deep meadows lush with vibrant prairie bluebells, gushing water, and resplendent valleys snuggled between giant, slate grey walls top off this classic adventure.

— Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026

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