mutedadjective
uk/ˈmjuː.tɪd/us/ˈmjuː.t̬ɪd/muted adjective (NOT LOUD)
not loud:
There was polite, muted applause when I finished speaking.
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Silence & quiet
- breath
- hear
- hush
- hushed
- keep it down idiom
- keep sth down
- muffle
- muffled
- mute
- noiseless
- pindrop silence
- quiet
- quieten
- quietly
- radio silence
- silence
- silent
- trail
- trail away/off
- you could have heard a pin drop idiom
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muted adjective (NOT ENTHUSIASTIC)
showing little enthusiasm:
The idea received a muted response.
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Lacking interest and enthusiasm
- anaemic
- anemic
- apathetic
- apathy
- aridity
- blasé
- feckless
- flatly
- half-hearted
- incurious
- indifference
- lukewarm
- passionless
- politely
- spiritless
- stolid
- taker
- tepid
- unconcerned
- your heart isn't in it idiom
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muted adjective (NOT BRIGHT)
A muted colour is not bright:
She was dressed in muted shades of blue.
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Colourless or causing colour to fade
- bleach
- colorless
- colourless
- discolour
- drab
- dull
- fade
- faded
- frost
- ghostly
- light
- lighten
- paleness
- palish
- pastel
- sober
- subdued
- washed out
- weather
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