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    subdued
    /səbˈdjuːd/

    adjective

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  2. Subdued means not very bright, loud, or happy. It can describe a colour, a light, a noise, or a person. See how to use subdued in sentences and compare it with related words.

  3. Subdue means to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing. It also means to bring a person or group under control by using force. See how to use subdue in sentences and learn its pronunciation and translations.

  4. Subdued means lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for subdued.

  5. adjective. quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled: After the argument he was much more subdued. lowered in intensity or strength; reduced in fullness of tone, as a color or voice; muted: subdued light; wallpaper in subdued greens.

  6. to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing: The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it. He criticized the school for trying to subdue individual expression. to bring a person or group under control by using force:

  7. The adjective subdued refers to something, like a sound, that has a lowered intensity. Your loud conversation with a friend in the back of the classroom is likely to become subdued when the teacher passes out the exams.

  8. Subdued means unusually quiet, not very bright, not very loud, or not very busy. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation, and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.