subdued
adjective (NOT STRONG) /səbˈdjuːd/
/-ˈduːd/ Definition
› If a colour or light is subdued, it is not very bright: subdued lightingDarkness and becoming darkPale and colourless and causing colour to fade › If a noise is subdued, it is not loud: subdued laughter/cheersSilence and quiet
(Definition of subdued adjective (NOT STRONG) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- hush noun
- hushed adjective
- muffle verb (MAKE LESS CLEAR)
- muffled adjective
- mute verb
- muted adjective (NOT LOUD)
- noiseless adjective
- quiet adjective
- quiet noun
- quieten verb
- quietly adverb
- silence noun (NO SPEAKING)
- silence noun (QUIET)
- silent adjective (QUIET)
- soundless adjective
- trail away/off phrasal verb
- under your breath idiom
- you could have heard a pin drop idiom
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