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Not expressed loudly, strongly or openly

Not excessively showy or lively

Not glaring or vibrant

Unable or unwilling to speak

Mild in effect or degree

Not clearly visible or attracting attention

Marked by having a basic or uncomplicated form

Controlled or reserved in displaying one's emotion

Deep or resonant in sound or tone

Lacking in vitality, force, or conviction

Silenced or restrained, as if with a gag

Characterized by an atmosphere or expression lacking in cheer

Sensible or reasonable in a dispassionate manner

Showing apathy or disregard towards a person or idea

(of a color) Not bright or pure

Past tense for to muffle or deaden the sound of

Past tense for to reduce the strength or intensity of

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Adjective

Not expressed loudly, strongly or openly

scarcely audible

mum^UK

mom^US

uncommunicative

hard to make out

scarcely perceptible

indistinguishable

completely quiet

so quiet you could hear a pin drop

incomprehensible

compartmentalised^UK

compartmentalized^US

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“The tension grew, and the surgeon began muttering to himself quietly in a muted voice.”

Adjective

Not excessively showy or lively

dark-coloured^UK

dark-colored^US

delicately complex

hardly noticeable

hardly detectable

in the background

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“Both of them were dressed in bright red, in sharp contrast to the muted décor.”

Adjective

Not glaring or vibrant

dark-colored^US

dark-coloured^UK

light-colored^US

light-coloured^UK

pale-coloured^UK

pale-colored^US

pastel-coloured^UK

pastel-colored^US

peaches-and-cream

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“I sat in a chair in a room with muted light, closed my eyes, and focused.”

Adjective

Unable or unwilling to speak

uncommunicative

mom^US

mum^UK

at a loss for words

bereft of speech

unable to get a word out

unconversational

not forthcoming

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“The queens were stupefied and muted with shock as if thunderstruck by the news.”

Adjective

Mild in effect or degree

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“This is particularly so in the case of the small economy and reflects a more muted effect on interest rates.”

Adjective

Not clearly visible or attracting attention

in the background

behind the scenes

out of the limelight

out of the spotlight

out of the public eye

delicately complex

hardly noticeable

hardly detectable

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Adjective

Marked by having a basic or uncomplicated form

unsophisticated

without ornament

without ornamentation

straightforward

rough and ready

rough-and-tumble

rough-and-ready

pure and simple

cobbled together

thrown together

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Adjective

Controlled or reserved in displaying one's emotion

Adjective

Deep or resonant in sound or tone

Adjective

Lacking in vitality, force, or conviction

undistinguished

run-of-the-mill

middle-of-the-road

no great shakes

nothing to write home about

dull as dishwater

nothing to get excited about

fair-to-middling

run-of-the-mine

run of the mill

lacking variety

common or garden

lacking vitality

non-stimulating

dull as ditchwater

lacking variation

lacking excitement

lacking interest

nothing special

fair to middling

soul-destroying

middle of the road

lacking personality

lacking charisma

lacking in vitality

of no consequence

behind the times

straightforward

two-dimensional

not enthusiastic

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Adjective

Silenced or restrained, as if with a gag

Adjective

Characterized by an atmosphere or expression lacking in cheer

strictly business

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

unfavourable^UK

of great import

no laughing matter

of significance

in the doldrums

of great importance

of great consequence

disadvantageous

uncommunicative

ill-humoured^UK

earth-shattering

with a long face

full of hardship

given to looking on the black side

full of despair

discombobulated

looking on the black side

bound and determined

poverty-stricken

sick as a parrot

having the blahs

having blue devils

singing the blues

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Adjective

Sensible or reasonable in a dispassionate manner

Adjective

Showing apathy or disregard towards a person or idea

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

uncompanionable

self-controlled

strictly business

depersonalized^US

depersonalised^UK

could care less

couldn't care less

self-restrained

don't give a damn

cool, calm and collected

uncompassionate

nondiscriminatory

putting on airs

unwilling to mix with other people

keeping people at arm's length

not enthusiastic

emotionally distant

socially inhibited

couldn't-care-less

non-communicative

self-sufficient

nonparticipating

non-discriminatory

going through the motions

walking through it

unfavourable^UK

uninvolved with

apathetic about

indifferent about

dispassionate about

incurious about

uninterested in

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Adjective

(of a color) Not bright or pure

non-transparent

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Verb

Past tense for to muffle or deaden the sound of

“She screamed into the pillow pulled over her head to mute the sound.”

Verb

Past tense for to reduce the strength or intensity of

“It is too early to tell if such aggressive measures will mute the violence or stoke it.”

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