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- Dictionaryunderstated/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way: "understated elegance"
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Understated means not trying to attract attention or impress people, or not intended to be obvious. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, pronunciation and translations.
- English (US)
not trying to attract attention or impress people: approving...
- Understated in Russian
UNDERSTATED translate: сдержанный, простой . Learn more in...
- Understated in Spanish
UNDERSTATED translate: sobrio, discreto, sutil...
- Understated in Polish
understated translate: subtelny. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Portuguese Translation
understated translate: discreto, sutil. Learn more in the...
- Translate English to French
understated translate: sobre. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Translate to Traditional Chinese
UNDERSTATED translate: 樸素的;輕描淡寫的. Learn more in the...
- Understated in Simplified Chinese
UNDERSTATED translate: 朴素的;轻描淡写的. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Learn the meaning of understated, an adjective that describes something expressed or done in a quiet or simple fashion. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries.
Understated means not obvious, subtle, or restrained. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, such as style, humour, or accounting, with synonyms, pronunciation, and translations.
Understated definition: restrained in design, presentation, etc.; low-key. See examples of UNDERSTATED used in a sentence.
Understate means to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is. See synonyms, antonyms, business and academic usage, and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
not trying to attract attention or impress people: approving He's very elegant, in an understated way. Synonym. unpretentious approving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Exaggerating & playing down. bloviate. blow something out of proportion idiom. cartoonish.
Anything that's understated avoids extra decoration or embellishment, like your best friend's understated prom dress, which is somehow more elegant and classic than anyone else's outfit.