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toned down

VERB
moderate
Synonyms
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dampen dim mitigate modulate play down restrain soften temper
WEAK
chill out cloud darken deepen reduce shade sober soft-pedal subdue
Antonyms
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aggravate brighten irritate upset
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increase raise
toned-down
ADJECTIVE
dull
Synonyms
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cloudy cold dark dim dismal flat hazy lifeless muddy muted obscure soft somber subdued
STRONG
black blind dun faded low matte muffled overcast plain sober softened
WEAK
ashen colorless dead dingy dusky feeble grimy indistinct leaden mousy murky opaque shadowy sooty subfusc unlit
Antonyms
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apparent bright brilliant cheerful clear distinct excited good happy hopeful intelligent light rough smart visible
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active eventful exciting interesting keen knifelike lively luminous lustrous pointed quick sensitive serrated sharp vivacious witty
ADJECTIVE
low-key
Synonyms
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easygoing laid-back muted quiet relaxed restrained sober subtle understated
WEAK
loose low-pitched muffled played down soft-sell softened
Antonyms
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agitated noisy
WEAK
energized high-key high-strung histrionic nervous pumped-up
ADJECTIVE
sober
Synonyms
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dark disciplined dispassionate down-to-earth earnest levelheaded low-key lucid no-nonsense practical quiet rational realistic reasonable restrained sedate serene serious solemn somber staid subdued
STRONG
abnegating abstaining collected composed constrained cool eschewing forgoing grave inhibited plain reserved sound steady
WEAK
clear-headed cold drab hard-boiled imperturbable pacific severe soft unexcited unimpassioned unruffled
Antonyms
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agitated boisterous cheerful excitable excited flippant frivolous funny happy impractical insincere irrational light nervous trivial troubled unimportant unrealistic unreasonable unserious upset
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annoyed friendly worried
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drunk immoderate inebriated
ADJECTIVE
soft
Synonyms
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bland comfortable cool delicate dull gentle low mellow mild muted pastel quiet smooth soothing subdued sweet
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diffuse
WEAK
ashen balmy caressing cushy dim dimmed dulcet dusky hazy lenient light low-key mellifluous melodious misty murmured pale pallid pleasing restful shaded sober tinted twilight understated wan whispered
Antonyms
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agitated boisterous excited harsh loud rough strong troubled violent
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hard severe smart stern strict
ADJECTIVE
subdued
Synonyms
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hushed low-key mellow muted restrained sober solemn unobtrusive
STRONG
chastened dejected dim domesticated grave moderated repressed shaded softened tempered
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crestfallen domestic down in the mouth downcast inobtrusive neutral out of spirits repentant sad serious soft submissive subtle tasteful
Antonyms
STRONG
cheerful happy
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aroused boisterous communicative excited roused talkative uncontrolled

Example Sentences

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He toned down his vitriol because he wanted me to still feel comfortable and welcome to stay.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

But she expects insurers will complain it’s too costly and threaten to leave the state if the bill is not toned down.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Carlson invited Fuentes to his studio last October for a mostly friendly chat in which Fuentes toned down his more extreme views.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Lanky heartthrob Jacob Elordi, up for best supporting actor, offered a similarly toned down vibe at an impromptu photo shoot.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

She had edited it herself and toned down his rhetoric, so that his argument—that only a unitary government could remove the divisions of regionalism—was clearer.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie