Thesaurus / subdued
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The result of all this subdued emotion is a movie that can be called stoic in the best sense of the word.
FIRTH, TUCCI FACE TRAGEDY WITH RESTRAINT IN ‘SUPERNOVA’JOHN PAUL KINGJANUARY 26, 2021WASHINGTON BLADEIt may have been a somewhat subdued, socially-distanced affair in Washington yesterday—LOWEST.
AFTER AN INAUGURATION DAY RALLY FOR THE RECORD BOOKS, WHAT’S NEXT FOR STOCKS?BERNHARD WARNERJANUARY 21, 2021FORTUNEThe sensational coverage in China’s more nationalistic outlets and on social media contrasted with the more straightforward, subdued tone of other state media sources.
CHINESE STATE MEDIA IS ALREADY USING CAPITOL RIOTS IN ITS ANTI-U.S. NARRATIVEGRADY MCGREGORJANUARY 7, 2021FORTUNEAgainst a subdued backdrop in stocks this week, the frenzy in cryptocurrencies shows no signs of slowing down.
S&P 500 RALLIES TO CLOSE THE YEAR AT A RECORD HIGHKAREN YUANDECEMBER 31, 2020FORTUNEIt will be a more subdued holiday for a lot of us when, let’s be honest, we may be just too drained to want to cook — or clean — all day.
HARISSA-GLAZED TURKEY LEGS WITH SWEET POTATOES DELIVER BIG FLAVOR ON A BUDGETBECKY KRYSTALNOVEMBER 10, 2020WASHINGTON POSTTavia Bruxellas, a senior at Liberty studying international relations, said politics were more subdued on campus this fall.
LYNCHBURG GOES BLUE FOR PRESIDENT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HARRY TRUMAN IN 1948LAURA VOZZELLA, SUSAN SVRLUGANOVEMBER 8, 2020WASHINGTON POSTThe intricate perforations of the lamp were inset with colored glass, and the result was a subdued and warm illumination.
DOPESAX ROHMERSearch with a one-twelfth-inch objective, using very subdued light.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDKazmah slightly raised his hand in greeting: the big ring glittered in the subdued light.
DOPESAX ROHMEREven their military music was of a peculiarly soft and subdued character.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO SUBDUED
- abject
- accommodating
- acquiescent
- amenable
- bowing down
- comformable
- complying
- deferential
- docile
- domesticated
- dutiful
- giving-in
- humble
- ingratiating
- lowly
- malleable
- meek
- menial
- nonresistant
- nonresisting
- obedient
- obeisant
- obeying
- obsequious
- passive
- patient
- pliable
- pliant
- resigned
- servile
- slavish
- subdued
- tame
- tractable
- uncomplaining
- unresisting
- yes
- yielding
- acclimatized
- amenable
- biddable
- bridled
- broken
- busted
- civilized
- cultivated
- disciplined
- docile
- domestic
- fearless
- gentle
- gentle as a lamb
- habituated
- harmless
- harnessed
- housebroken
- kindly
- manageable
- meek
- mild
- muzzled
- obedient
- overcome
- pliable
- pliant
- subdued
- submissive
- tractable
- trained
- unafraid
- unresisting
- yoked
- acclimatized
- amenable
- biddable
- bridled
- broken
- busted
- civilized
- cultivated
- disciplined
- docile
- domestic
- fearless
- gentle
- gentle as a lamb
- habituated
- harmless
- harnessed
- housebroken
- kindly
- manageable
- meek
- mild
- muzzled
- obedient
- overcome
- pliable
- pliant
- subdued
- submissive
- tractable
- trained
- unafraid
- unresisting
- yoked
- aesthetically pleasing
- artistic
- beautiful
- charming
- chaste
- classical
- classy
- cultivated
- cultured
- delectable
- delicate
- discriminating
- elegant
- esthetic
- exquisite
- fastidious
- fine
- graceful
- gratifying
- handsome
- harmonious
- in good taste
- pleasing
- plush
- polished
- posh
- precise
- pure
- quiet
- restrained
- rich
- savory
- smart
- snazzy
- spiffy
- splendiferous
- stylish
- subdued
- swank
- tasty
- unaffected
- unobtrusive
- uptown
- austere
- celibate
- cherry
- clean
- continent
- controlled
- decent
- decorous
- elegant
- immaculate
- impotent
- inexperienced
- innocent
- intemerate
- modest
- monogamous
- moral
- neat
- nice
- platonic
- proper
- prudish
- pure
- quiet
- refined
- restrained
- simple
- spotless
- stainless
- subdued
- unaffected
- unblemished
- uncontaminated
- undefiled
- unstained
- unsullied
- unwed
- vestal
- virgin
- virtuous
- wholesome
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