Muted

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of mute form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not expressed strongly or openly; subdued and understated

    "muted criticism"

  2. 2
    Quiet or soft.
  3. 3
    Subdued.
Adjective
  1. 1
    being or made softer or less loud or clear wordnet
  2. 2
    in a softened tone wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
softenedaccentedalveolarapicalapico-alveolarapico-dental

Example

More examples

"As expectation increases that the dollar will weaken, the foreign exchange market's reaction to US economic indicators has been fairly muted."

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palm muted

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