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- Dictionarysubdued/səbˈdjuːd/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed: "I felt strangely subdued as I drove home" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of colour or lighting) soft and restrained: "a subdued glow came through the curtains" Similar Opposite
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Subdued means not very bright, loud, or happy. It can describe a colour, a light, a noise, or a person. See how to use subdued in sentences and compare it with related words.
- English (US)
SUBDUED meaning: 1. If a colour or light is subdued, it is...
- Subdued: Polish Translation
SUBDUED translate: przygaszony, stonowany, przytłumiony,...
- Subdued: German Translation
subdued translate: gedämpft. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Subdued: French Translation
SUBDUED translate: éteint/-e, terne, atténué, sans entrain....
- Subfield
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- Subdued in Spanish
SUBDUED translate: tenue, apagado, moderado, contenido,...
- Subdue
to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something...
- English (US)
Subdue means to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing. It also means to bring a person or group under control by using force. See how to use subdue in sentences and learn its pronunciation and translations.
Subdued means lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for subdued.
adjective. quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled: After the argument he was much more subdued. lowered in intensity or strength; reduced in fullness of tone, as a color or voice; muted: subdued light; wallpaper in subdued greens.
to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing: The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it. He criticized the school for trying to subdue individual expression. to bring a person or group under control by using force:
verb. /səbˈdjuː/ /səbˈduː/ (rather formal) Verb Forms. subdue somebody/something to bring somebody/something under control, especially by using force synonym defeat. Troops were called in to subdue the rebels. The most serious charges relate to the regime’s efforts to subdue insurgents in the northern provinces. Join us.
Subdued means unusually quiet, not very bright, not very loud, or not very busy. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation, and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
