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Synonyms & Antonyms of subdued
(Entry 1 of 2)
- the wedding was a subdued affair, with only close family and friends attending
Synonyms for subdued
- conservative,
- low-key
- (also low-keyed),
- muted,
- quiet,
- repressed,
- restrained,
- sober,
- toned-down,
- understated,
- unflashy,
- unpretentious
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Antonyms for subdued
- flamboyant,
- flaring,
- flashy,
- garish,
- gaudy,
- glitzy,
- loud,
- noisy,
- ostentatious,
- razzle-dazzle,
- splashy,
- swank
- (or swanky)
subdued
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of subdued (Entry 2 of 2)
- subdued her fear of the dark by joining a club for spelunkers
Synonyms for subdued
- beat,
- bested,
- conquered,
- defeated,
- did down
- [British],
- dispatched,
- got,
- got around,
- licked,
- mastered,
- overbore,
- overcame,
- overmatched,
- prevailed (over),
- skunked,
- stopped,
- surmounted,
- took,
- trimmed,
- triumphed (over),
- upended,
- won (against),
- worsted
Words Related to subdued
- edged (out),
- nosed out,
- pipped
- [British]
- annihilated,
- blew away,
- blew out,
- bombed,
- broke,
- buried,
- clobbered,
- creamed,
- crushed,
- drubbed,
- finished,
- flattened,
- overwhelmed,
- routed,
- shellacked,
- skinned,
- slaughtered,
- smoked
- [slang],
- snowed under,
- thrashed,
- trounced,
- upset,
- walloped,
- waxed
- [slang],
- whipped
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Antonyms for subdued
- subdued the rebels and sent their leaders to the gallows
Synonyms for subdued
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- discharged,
- emancipated,
- enfranchised,
- freed,
- liberated,
- manumitted,
- released,
- sprang
- (or sprung),
- unbound,
- uncaged,
- unchained,
- unfettered
- labored through the night to subdue the river's rising waters by building a wall of sandbags around their property
Synonyms for subdued
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- doused
- (also dowsed),
- extinguished,
- put out,
- quenched
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The first known use of subdued was in 1785
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