Synonyms of subdued

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subdued 1 of 2

adjective

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as in muted

not excessively showy

the wedding was a subdued affair, with only close family and friends attending

Synonyms & Similar Words

• muted
• restrained
• quiet
• understated
• repressed
• low-keyed
• conservative
• low-key
• toned-down
• sober
• simple
• unpretentious
• unflashy
• proper
• appropriate
• fitting
• modest
• suitable
• handsome
• plain
• graceful
• unadorned
• inconspicuous
• unobtrusive
• becoming
• fit
• undecorated
• sensible
• drab
• tasteful
• unnoticeable
• practical
• refined
• mousy
• mousey

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• loud
• flamboyant
• gaudy
• noisy
• garish
• flashy
• ostentatious
• swanky
• glitzy
• splashy
• swank
• flaring
• vulgar
• meretricious
• tacky
• tawdry
• tasteless
• gilded
• fancy
• inelegant
• ornate
• overwrought
• trashy
• razzle-dazzle
• baroque
• graceless
• frilly
• gilt
• rococo
• overdone
• overdecorated

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• loud
• flamboyant
• gaudy
• noisy
• garish
• flashy
• ostentatious
• swanky
• glitzy
• splashy
• swank
• flaring
• vulgar
• meretricious
• tacky
• tawdry
• tasteless
• gilded
• fancy
• inelegant
• ornate
• overwrought
• trashy
• razzle-dazzle
• baroque
• graceless
• frilly
• gilt
• rococo
• overdone
• overdecorated

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subdued

2 of 2

verb

past tense of subdue

1

as in defeated

to achieve a victory over

subdued her fear of the dark by joining a club for spelunkers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeated
• overcame
• mastered
• conquered
• beat
• stopped
• dispatched
• got
• took
• bested
• surmounted
• succeeded
• trimmed
• worsted
• overmatched
• upended
• overwhelmed
• licked
• finished
• got around
• skunked
• swept
• buried
• crushed
• upset
• got the better of
• slaughtered
• overpowered
• flattened
• annihilated
• triumphed (over)
• surpassed
• prevailed (over)
• subjugated
• did down
• vanquished
• knocked for a loop
• whipped
• excelled
• clobbered
• overbore
• thrashed
• flourished
• won (against)
• trounced
• skinned
• exceeded
• routed
• bombed
• capped
• scored
• topped
• blew out
• transcended
• excelled
• waxed
• eclipsed
• shellacked
• smoked
• pipped
• nosed out
• blew away
• outstripped
• creamed
• outshone
• walloped
• snowed under
• bettered
• outdid
• outdistanced
• knocked over
• unseated
• broke
• overthrew
• knocked off
• drubbed
• outshined
• outfought
• overtopped
• edged (out)
• aced (out)

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• lost (to)
• fell
• collapsed
• failed
• went down
• washed out
• folded
• gave up
• went under
• flopped
• flunked

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• lost (to)
• fell
• collapsed
• failed
• went down
• washed out
• folded
• gave up
• went under
• flopped
• flunked

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2

as in dominated

to bring under one's control by force of arms

subdued the rebels and sent their leaders to the gallows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dominated
• conquered
• subjected
• defeated
• overpowered
• subjugated
• pacified
• vanquished
• reduced
• overcame
• enslaved
• subordinated
• crushed
• suppressed
• annihilated
• beat
• quelled
• smashed
• whipped
• clobbered
• thrashed
• trounced
• repressed
• routed
• licked
• silenced
• smothered
• squelched
• walloped
• quashed
• squashed
• drubbed
• skunked
• triumphed (over)
• prevailed (over)
• put down
• mowed (down)
• broke
• snuffed (out)
• cracked down (on)
• clamped down (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberated
• freed
• released
• discharged
• emancipated
• sprung
• sprang
• enfranchised
• unbound
• unfettered
• manumitted
• unchained
• uncaged

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• liberated
• freed
• released
• discharged
• emancipated
• sprung
• sprang
• enfranchised
• unbound
• unfettered
• manumitted
• unchained
• uncaged

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3

as in suppressed

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

labored through the night to subdue the river's rising waters by building a wall of sandbags around their property

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suppressed
• quelled
• repressed
• stifled
• silenced
• crushed
• squelched
• destroyed
• quashed
• extinguished
• squashed
• sat on
• overcame
• slapped down
• dominated
• overpowered
• obliterated
• demolished
• subjugated
• smothered
• doused
• vanquished
• strangled
• annihilated
• cracked down (on)
• decimated
• overwhelmed
• desolated
• quenched
• clamped down (on)
• throttled
• conquered
• put down
• ruined
• snuffed (out)
• wrecked
• exterminated
• devastated
• smashed
• wiped out
• wasted
• put out
• dowsed
• nuked
• rubbed out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aided
• supported
• assisted
• helped
• backed
• abetted
• provoked
• stirred
• incited
• encouraged
• cultivated
• propped up
• instigated
• whipped (up)
• advanced
• fostered
• promoted
• nourished
• nurtured
• fomented
• furthered
• forwarded

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• aided
• supported
• assisted
• helped
• backed
• abetted
• provoked
• stirred
• incited
• encouraged
• cultivated
• propped up
• instigated
• whipped (up)
• advanced
• fostered
• promoted
• nourished
• nurtured
• fomented
• furthered
• forwarded

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