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as in quieted
mostly or entirely without sound
the muted cry of a frightened witness to a murder
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as in subdued
not excessively showy
painted with muted colors
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as in silent
deliberately refraining from speech
she was unexpectedly muted in the presence of her literary idol
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as in muffled
to deaden the sound of
closing the windows muted the traffic noise so we could get to sleep
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Recent Examples of muted
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2026
Wall Street is coming off a muted session, with the major averages eking out small gains.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
The restaurant, Casa Amigos in Old Town Scottsdale, allegedly muted the bar TVs during the half time performance by Grammy-winning Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny.
—Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Rather than an overtly metallic finish, Bieber’s bikini has a quiet, muted finish—perfect for a minimalist like herself.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2026
Wall Street is coming off a muted session, with the major averages eking out small gains.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
Who hasn’t wistfully bought a package of plump grape tomatoes in the dead of winter, fully aware that their flavor will likely be muted, if present at all?
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
The restaurant, Casa Amigos in Old Town Scottsdale, allegedly muted the bar TVs during the half time performance by Grammy-winning Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny.
—Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muted
Adjective
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Asia and the Americas drove the growth, while EMEA was weaker, still affected by subdued traffic.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The uncharacteristically slow run in the women’s combined left her mystified and subdued.—
Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The first call for help was a silent text message from an emergency beacon, mobilizing a small army of rescuers dispatched from different directions.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Despite being a quick walk from downtown Palm Springs, the Historic Tennis Club is snoozy and near-silent—perfect for unwinding after a busy day.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Some shushed the crowds, urging them to be silent and reverent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Jena asked, for which she was shushed), that was spotted and strong enough to kill a man.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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Highway traffic may have muffled the sound of gunshots.—
Graham Womack
Updated January 15,
Sacbee.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Using context-aware algorithms, this technology can, for example, be used to help distinguish between speech and noise, predict and suppress unwanted clamor in real time, and attempt to clean up speech that is muffled or distorted.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The loafer mule emerged as a quiet breakout this season after a decade-and change of laying dormant, with Bottega Veneta, Victoria Beckham, Calvin Klein, and Celine all incorporating versions of the silhouette on their spring runways.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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More than 100,000 fans descended on more than 800 hobby shops across 25 countries, turning what used to be a quiet Saturday ritual into something closer to a championship parade.—
Andy Scholes,
CNN Money,
23 Feb. 2026
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So far, the looks have featured modern takes on retro looks, eye-catching juxtapositions, and impactful yet restrained looks.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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The script here is too stiffly restrained to a fault to make much of an emotional impact, even as spending time with these actors historically is never without pleasures.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
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Atkin rotates uphill, alley oop, in the opposite direction to the natural flow of the pipe, and spins 540 degrees (one and a half rotations) before finishing with a mute grab.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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The deaths had a mute irrefutability.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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But Brunson quickly silenced the doubters.—
Tom Kludt,
Vanity Fair,
17 Feb. 2026
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Whistled from the start of his Marseille career, Tudor silenced the sceptics in an atmosphere far more hostile than the one awaiting him in north London.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Muted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muted. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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