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adjective
- 1. presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way: "understated elegance"
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adjective. uk / ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪ.tɪd / us / ˌʌn.dɚˈsteɪ.t̬ɪd / Add to word list. not trying to attract attention or impress people: approving He's very elegant, in an understated way. Synonym. unpretentious approving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Exaggerating & playing down. bloviate. blow something out of proportion idiom. cartoonishly.
The meaning of UNDERSTATED is avoiding obvious emphasis or embellishment. How to use understated in a sentence.
If you describe a style, colour, or effect as understated, you mean that it is simple and plain, and does not attract attention to itself.
adjective. us / ˌʌn.dɚˈsteɪ.t̬ɪd / uk / ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪ.tɪd / Add to word list. not trying to attract attention or impress people: approving He's very elegant, in an understated way. Synonym. unpretentious approving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Exaggerating & playing down. bloviate. blow something out of proportion idiom. cartoonishly.
Understated definition: restrained in design, presentation, etc.; low-key. See examples of UNDERSTATED used in a sentence.
If your decorating style includes loud colors, lots of knick knacks, big chandeliers, and extra pillows everywhere, nobody is going to describe it as understated. Use this adjective for a restrained, tasteful, and simple style, like your grandma's perfectly understated string of pearls or an actor's beautifully understated interpretation of Hamlet.
Definition of understated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is: She believes the research understates the amount of discrimination women suffer. Synonyms. downplay. minimize. Opposites. emphasize. exaggerate. foreground. highlight. overplay. overstate. spotlight. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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