: 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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Wall Street is rallying Friday after a subdued start to 2025 in the prior session.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Less than two weeks after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, an Army-Navy football game played in front of a crowd of 102,000 spectators at Philadelphia’s Municipal Stadium on December 7, 1963, might have been a subdued and somber affair.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
The race, which did not feature a competitive primary, began as a subdued affair.
—Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
Even a traditional white marble fireplace can have an impact in a subdued way when paired with a corresponding wall paint color.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Less than two weeks after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, an Army-Navy football game played in front of a crowd of 102,000 spectators at Philadelphia’s Municipal Stadium on December 7, 1963, might have been a subdued and somber affair.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
The race, which did not feature a competitive primary, began as a subdued affair.
—Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
Even a traditional white marble fireplace can have an impact in a subdued way when paired with a corresponding wall paint color.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Subdued.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subdued. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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