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   Sub·dued

   /səbˈdo͞od/

   

   adjective

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

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