: lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength
subdued colors
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She spoke in a subdued voice.
The color in the lobby is subdued.
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Fans who attended Monday’s contest noticed a subdued scene.
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The Athletic Nba Staff, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
The Assad regime, decades in power and long propped up by Russian jets and Iranian proxies, appears to have collapsed not with the thunder of artillery but with a subdued whisper.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
This alloy gives our rings just the right heft and just the right subdued luster.
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The Princess of Wales styled an Alexander McQueen coat in a subdued shade of green with Ralph Lauren over-the-knee boots.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
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The Athletic Nba Staff, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
The Assad regime, decades in power and long propped up by Russian jets and Iranian proxies, appears to have collapsed not with the thunder of artillery but with a subdued whisper.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
This alloy gives our rings just the right heft and just the right subdued luster.
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The Princess of Wales styled an Alexander McQueen coat in a subdued shade of green with Ralph Lauren over-the-knee boots.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for subdued
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“Subdued.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subdued. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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