: lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength
subdued colors
Examples of subdued in a Sentence
She spoke in a subdued voice.
The color in the lobby is subdued.
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Last year, Marina traded the glitz and glam of her pop persona for the more subdued reflections of a poet.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
The analyst contended that while Amazon issued a subdued outlook and announced a huge increase in capital expenditure, its margins surpassed expectations and the cloud business AWS (Amazon Web Services) fared better than its peers.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2025
Chelsea have been through so much change over the last three years that a more subdued window may not be such a bad thing.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Apple continues to generate chatter for its landmark 1984 commercial that shows an athlete hurling a sledgehammer at propaganda video, waking citizens from a subdued state.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
The analyst contended that while Amazon issued a subdued outlook and announced a huge increase in capital expenditure, its margins surpassed expectations and the cloud business AWS (Amazon Web Services) fared better than its peers.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2025
Chelsea have been through so much change over the last three years that a more subdued window may not be such a bad thing.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Apple continues to generate chatter for its landmark 1984 commercial that shows an athlete hurling a sledgehammer at propaganda video, waking citizens from a subdued state.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Subdued.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subdued. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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