be+subdued
1subdued — subdued; un·subdued; …
2subdued — [səbdo͞od′, səbdyo͞od′] vt. pt. & pp. of SUBDUE adj. 1. reduced or low in intensity; muted [subdued lighting] 2. quiet or withdrawn …
3Subdued — Sub*dued , a. 1. Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild. [1913 Webster] 2. Not glaring in color; soft in tone. [1913 Webster] …
4subdued — index dispassionate, passive, placid, solemn, unobtrusive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5subdued — (adj.) c.1600, subjugated, pp. adjective from SUBDUE (Cf. subdue). Meaning calmed down, reduced in intensity is recorded from 1822 …
6subdued — *tame, submissive Analogous words: meek, *humble, modest, lowly: *timid, timorous: docile, tractable, amenable (see OBEDIENT) Antonyms: intense: barbaric (of taste): bizarre (of effects): effervescent (of character and temperament) …
7subdued — [adj] quiet, controlled chastened, crestfallen, dejected, dim, domestic, domesticated, downcast, down in the mouth*, grave, hushed, inobtrusive, low key*, mellow*, moderated, muted, neutral, out of spirits*, repentant, repressed, restrained, sad …
8subdued — ► ADJECTIVE 1) quiet and rather reflective or depressed. 2) (of colour or lighting) soft; muted …
9subdued — sub|dued [səbˈdju:d US ˈdu:d] adj 1.) subdued lighting, colours etc are less bright than usual = ↑gentle 2.) a person that is subdued is unusually quiet and possibly unhappy ▪ Richard seems very subdued tonight. ▪ a subdued manner ▪ Oh, she said… …
10subdued — [[t]səbdju͟ːd, AM du͟ːd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is subdued is very quiet, often because they are sad or worried about something. He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood... The audience are strangely subdued, clapping… …
