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low-key

adjective

variants: also low-keyed

Synonyms and Antonyms of low-key

not excessively showy

hoping to make a good impression, he deliberately chose a low-key tie with a subtle pattern

Synonyms of low-key

conservative, muted, quiet, repressed, restrained, sober, subdued, toned-down, understated, unflashy, unpretentious

Words Related to low-key

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 of low-key

graceless, inelegant, tacky, tasteless, tawdry, trashy, vulgar

baroque, fancy, frilly, gilded (or gilt), ornate, rococo

overdecorated, overdone, overwrought

Antonyms of low-key

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

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