subduedadjective
uk/səbˈdʒuːd/us/səbˈduːd/subdued adjective (NOT STRONG)
If a colour or light is subdued, it is not very bright:
subdued lighting
If a noise is subdued, it is not loud:
subdued laughter/cheers
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Darkness & becoming dark
- black
- black sth out
- blackness
- blackout
- dark
- darken
- deepen
- dingy
- draw
- draw in
- dull
- half-light
- inky
- moonless
- pitch-dark
- shade
- shady
- silhouette
- Stygian
- the gloaming
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Colourless or causing colour to fade
Silence & quiet
subdued adjective (MOOD)
If a person is subdued, they are not as happy as usual or they are quieter than usual:
He seemed a bit subdued at lunch - is he all right?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not saying much
- a man/woman of few words idiom
- brief
- briefly
- cat
- concise
- crisp
- curt
- few
- has the cat got your tongue? idiom
- laconic
- not waste words idiom
- pithy
- quietly
- reticent
- taut
- terse
- wall
- walls have ears idiom
- waste
- well chosen
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