adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of subdue form-of, participle, past

   "He subdued the dog yesterday."

Adjective

1. 1
   Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive.

   "He is subdued after the disagreement last night."

2. 2
   Not glaring in color; soft and light in tone.

   "The colour scheme used for this room is subdued."

3. 3
   Reduced in intensity or strength; toned down.

Adjective

1. 1
   lacking in light; not bright or harsh wordnet
2. 2
   not brilliant or glaring wordnet
3. 3
   in a softened tone wordnet
4. 4
   restrained in style or quality wordnet
5. 5
   quieted and brought under control wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dullhushedtameaestheticaloofamenable

Antonyms

All antonyms

overwrought

Example

More examples

"We danced in the subdued lighting."

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