understated
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adjective \-ˈstā-təd\Definition of UNDERSTATED
: avoiding obvious emphasis or embellishment <understated elegance>
— un·der·stat·ed·ly adverb
See Examples of UNDERSTATED
- <the actor's understated interpretation of the lead role is surprisingly compelling>
First Known Use of UNDERSTATED
circa 1909
Related to UNDERSTATED
- Synonyms
- conservative, low-key (also low-keyed), muted, repressed, restrained, sober, subdued, toned-down, quiet, unflashy, unpretentious
- Antonyms
- flamboyant, flaring, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, noisy, ostentatious, razzle-dazzle, splashy, swank (or swanky)
Rhymes with UNDERSTATED
addlepated, animated, antiquated, caffeinated, calculated, castellated, complicated, corrugated, crenellated, dedicated, educated, elevated, hyphenated, integrated, laminated, liberated, mentholated, perforated, pileated, pixilated, saturated, simulated, syncopated, tessellated, unabated, uncreated, variegated
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