16
shady(adjective, dull, light, cool, dark)
13
gray(adjective, dull, silver, leaden, steely)
12
grey(dull, lead, leaden, mousy, steely)
11
shadowy(adjective, dull, light, cool, dark)
9
darkened(verb, adjective, dull, dark, gloomy)
9
screened(verb, adjective, cool, dark, shady)
8
clouded(verb, dull, lead, dark, gloomy)
8
gloomy(adjective, dull, dark, dim, grim)
8
obscured(verb, adjective, shady, darkened, dimmed)
7
covered(noun, verb, adjective, cool, secure)
7
dark(adjective, dull, cool, dark, gloomy)
7
dim(adjective, dull, quiet, cool, gentle)
7
dimmed(verb, adjective, quiet, low, delicate)
7
dusky(adjective, dull, quiet, cool, lead)
7
murky(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dim)
7
tinted(noun, verb, adjective, quiet, low)
6
cloudy(adjective, dull, cool, dark, gloomy)
6
colored(verb, adjective, colorful, colored, painted)
6
dyed(noun, verb, adjective, colorful, colored)
6
hued(adjective, colorful, painted, tinted)
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