subdued

sub·dued

adjective \-ˈdüd, -ˈdyüd\

Definition of SUBDUED

: lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength <subdued colors>

— sub·dued·ly \-ˈdü(-ə)d-lē, -ˈdyü(-ə)d-\ adverb

Examples of SUBDUED

1. She spoke in a subdued voice.
2. The color in the lobby is subdued.

First Known Use of SUBDUED

1796

Related to SUBDUED

Synonyms

conservative, low-key (also low-keyed), muted, repressed, restrained, sober, quiet, toned-down, understated, unflashy, unpretentious

Antonyms

flamboyant, flaring, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, noisy, ostentatious, razzle-dazzle, splashy, swank (or swanky)

Related Words

appropriate, becoming, fit, fitting, proper, suitable; modest, plain, simple, unadorned, undecorated; inconspicuous, unnoticeable, unobtrusive; graceful, handsome, refined, tasteful; drab, mousy (or mousey); practical, sensible

Near Antonyms

meretricious; graceless, inelegant, tacky, tasteless, tawdry, trashy, vulgar; baroque, fancy, frilly, gilded (or gilt), ornate, rococo; overdecorated, overdone, overwrought

Rhymes with SUBDUED

allude, blood feud, collude, conclude, delude, denude, elude, exclude, extrude, exude, fast-food, health food, include, intrude, junk food, obtrude, occlude, plant food, postlude, preclude, prelude, protrude, quaalude, seafood, seclude, transude, unglued