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as in quieted
mostly or entirely without sound
the muted cry of a frightened witness to a murder
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as in subdued
not excessively showy
painted with muted colors
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as in silent
deliberately refraining from speech
she was unexpectedly muted in the presence of her literary idol
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as in muffled
to deaden the sound of
closing the windows muted the traffic noise so we could get to sleep
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Recent Examples of muted
PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
It is further brought to life on the Hulu adaptation of the same name, depicting a barren, stifling land of muted colors and brutal conditions.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Colors are muted and subtle, but brighter than on some rivals.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The modes include Regular, which gives you a full-color screen; Color Paper, which eliminates all the blue light to give you muted colors that look like they were drawn by a color pencil; and Ink Paper, which turns everything on the phone to grayscale.
—PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
It is further brought to life on the Hulu adaptation of the same name, depicting a barren, stifling land of muted colors and brutal conditions.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
Cooper’s passing game involvement has been relatively muted as well.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Colors are muted and subtle, but brighter than on some rivals.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muted
Adjective
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This alloy gives our rings just the right heft and just the right subdued luster.—
Charles Portis,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Princess of Wales styled an Alexander McQueen coat in a subdued shade of green with Ralph Lauren over-the-knee boots.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Musk was silent on his X platform in the wake of Crawford’s victory, reposting a message about Vietnam and tariffs but nothing on the Supreme Court contest.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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While the Kardashians have remained publicly silent in response to his latest outburst, Ye’s ongoing battle with his former in-laws continues to play out in the public eye.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Pentagon has not held a press briefing in weeks, and the Defense Department has been quiet about the ongoing strikes.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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On the final whistle, there was deep quiet inside the Metropolitano.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Clean lines, streamlined silhouettes, and restrained details result in impactful simplicity, which is exactly what a minimalist bride aspires for.—
Sarah Zendejas,
Vogue,
6 Apr. 2025
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Frank and vulnerable, her restrained vocal performance is the perfect pairing for Sundae Beats’ lush, ethereal soundscape.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Where do the natural wonders of America’s wildlife in its mute creatures—the tortoises, birds, bumblebees, flowers, fish and forests—fit in the fiscal tug-of-war amid current political winners and losers?—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The man stared at the Ukrainian soldiers for a moment, attentive to the mouths of those mute men talking over each other.—
Samanta Schweblin,
The New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In Andrews’s adaptation and staging, Ranevskaya (Nina Hoss, all melancholy grace and understated charisma) feels more like a part of a true ensemble.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Thirty-two years later, the scene remains an understated classic, proof that gun battles needn’t be the overly dramatic shoot-em-ups that populate so many popcorn Westerns — Tombstone included.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In helicopter video taken by Air Maui Helicopter Tours in Lahaina and posted online the people aboard are largely speechless.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
10 Aug. 2023
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Because his work, as is often the case, leaves us almost speechless.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2023
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But the public calls against Hamas, which has long repressed dissent and still rules the territory months into the war with Israel, were rare.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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But the scientific community disagrees about the existence of the phenomenon of repressed memory.—
Gabrielle Principe,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Muted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muted. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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