Tone down

Synonyms for "tone down" (140 found)

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Closest matches (28)

abate achromatize allay alleviate assuage atone attemper attune bafflebank the fireblanch bleach blunt chasten chord constrain control cushion damp dampen

Noun(5 words)

calm dampen dampening dampsdanish stilhed tone

Verb(3 words)

damp dampen dampened

Strong matches (42)

de emphasizede-emphasize deaden deafen decolor decolorize dim diminish discolor downplay draindrain of colordull ease etiolate extenuate fade fluff fume gentle

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keep within boundsknead laxate lay lenify lessen lighten limberlimber uploosen mash massage mat mellow

Noun(6 words)

deescalate dialdilute acidlessen lower mellow

Verb(1 words)

dull

Adjective(1 words)

dull color

Related words (70)

milden mitigate moderate modify modulate mollify muffle mute obtund pale palliate peroxideplay downplump pulpput in tunereducereduce the temperaturerelax restrain

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shake upslackenslow downsmash smother sobersober downsoft pedalsoft-pedal softensoften upsquash stifle stop string subdue supple suppresstake the edge offtame tarnish temper tenderize tonetone uptunetune downtune upunderplay voicewash outweaken whiten

Noun(12 words)

moderate moderation reduce restrainself censor languageshades soften softening subduing temper temperingwater down solution

Verb(5 words)

moderate muffle mute tame underplayed

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

12 entries

adjustment alter change decrease moderate modification modify reduce reduction soften

More specific

16 entries

calm clarifycolor dullingdeescalate editgentler wordinglighting dimmingmoderatemuted languageparaphrase rephrase restrain softensoftened phrasingtempervolume down

Collocations

12 entries

calmer discussiongentler phrasingmilder languagemoderate languagereduced intensitysofter tonetone-down effecttone-down languagetone-down policytone-down remarkstone-down requesttone-down strategy

Inflections

4 entries

tone-downstoned downtones downtoning down

Derivations

3 entries

tone-down tone-downness toned-down

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Ask them to tone down that orange and pink color scheme a bit.

Source: wiktionary

I hope they’ll tone it down and stop arguing so much.

Source: wiktionary

There it all lay beneath us like a map; its thousand hues toned down harmoniously by the summer haze, and 'the eye was not filled with seeing,' nor the spirit with the intoxicating sight of infinitely various life and form in perfectest repose.

Source: wiktionary

The best method for the purpose in hand was to employ some one of a character and position suited to get possession of their confidence, and then use it to tone down their religious strictness, and, if circumstances should favor, to disturb the ecclesiastical constitution which they had set up.

Source: wiktionary

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