Depressing
Depressing adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Grey and depressing are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Grey" with "Depressing", this adjectives are similar.
Grey
Grey adjective - Of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black.
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Depressing and grey are semantically related in bleak topic. Sometimes you can use "Depressing" instead an adjective "Grey", if it concerns topics such as gloomy.
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- Germany consists of Berlin, which is only famous as a grey and depressing location in spy thrillers and because of a wall that is no longer there.
- While Unylsk is grey and depressing, but still reasonably modern for a post-Soviet city, the country is full of superstitious, babushka-clad peasants jaded by years of Soviet "progress" who will shoot cyborgs on sight.
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Afterwards, it's... dark, grey, raining, and generally looks depressing.
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