muted

muted

adjective

Definition of MUTED

1

mostly or entirely without sound <the muted cry of a frightened witness to a murder>

Synonyms hushed, muted, noiseless, quiet, quieted, soundless, still, stilly

Related Words calm, peaceable, peaceful, serene, tranquil

Near Antonyms boisterous, clamorous, clangorous, clattering, clattery, raucous, rip-roaring, roaring, roistering, tumultuous

Antonyms noisy, rackety, unquiet, uproarious

2

not excessively showy <painted with muted colors>

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

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

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

3

deliberately refraining from speech <she was unexpectedly muted in the presence of her literary idol>

Synonyms dumb, mum, mute, muted, speechless, uncommunicative, wordless

Related Words inarticulate, tongue-tied; nonvocal, voiceless; dumbstruck; sulking, sulky, sullen

Near Antonyms articulate, eloquent, fluent, voluble, well-spoken; gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky; outspoken, unreserved, vocal; facile, glib, silver-tongued, smooth-tongued

Antonyms communicative, speaking, talking