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   subdued

   /səbˈdjuːd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed: "I felt strangely subdued as I drove home" Similar sombrelow-spiriteddowncastsaddejecteddepressedlowgloomydespondentdispiriteddisheartenedforlornwoebegonerestrainedrepressedinactivespiritlesslifelessdullunresponsivewithdrawnpensivethoughtfulpreoccupiedquietinformal:down in the mouthdown in the dumpsout of sortsin the doldrumswith a long facebrassed offcheesed offbrowned offteed offticked offhushedmutedquietlowsoftgentlewhisperedmurmuredfaintmuffledindistinctinaudiblenoiselesssoundlesssilentstillcalmOpposite livelycheerfulloudnoisy
   • 2. (of colour or lighting) soft and restrained: "a subdued glow came through the curtains" Similar dimmutedtoned downsoftenedsoftloweredshadedlow-keysubtleunobtrusiveunderstatedsombredrearydarkOpposite bright

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   • U

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   • B

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   • D

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   • U

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   • E

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   • D

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