GRE vocabulary
subdued
quiet and restrained, or reduced in intensity
In a sentence
Subdued in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing subdued in a sentence.
The room was subdued after the announcement, the usual chatter gone entirely.
Synonyms
mutedrestrainedsombre
Antonyms
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Common questions
Questions about “subdued”
Subdued (adjective) means quiet and restrained, or reduced in intensity
Here is subdued used in an example sentence: "The room was subdued after the announcement, the usual chatter gone entirely."
Common synonyms for subdued include muted, restrained, sombre.
Antonyms of subdued include boisterous, exuberant, vivid.
Subdued is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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