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Subdued   /səbdˈud/   Listen
Subdued

adjective
1.
In a softened tone.  Synonyms: hushed, muted, quiet.  "Muted trumpets" , "A subdued whisper" , "A quiet reprimand"
2.
Restrained in style or quality.  Synonyms: low-key, low-keyed.
3.
Quieted and brought under control.
4.
Not brilliant or glaring.  Synonym: soft.  "Soft pastel colors" , "Subdued lighting"
5.
Lacking in light; not bright or harsh.  Synonym: dim.  "Subdued lights and soft music"


Subdue

verb
(past & past part. subdued; pres. part. subduing)
1.
Put down by force or intimidation.  Synonyms: keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subjugate.  "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently" , "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
2.
To put down by force or authority.  Synonyms: conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, suppress.  "Stamp down on littering" , "Conquer one's desires"
3.
Hold within limits and control.  Synonyms: crucify, mortify.  "Mortify the flesh"
4.
Get on top of; deal with successfully.  Synonyms: get over, master, overcome, surmount.
5.
Make subordinate, dependent, or subservient.  Synonym: subordinate.
6.
Correct by punishment or discipline.  Synonyms: chasten, tame.



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"Subdued" Quotes from Famous Books



... yawn that sounded like a subdued roar indicated that Colonel Witham was rousing from his nap. He stretched himself, opened his eyes blankly, and perceived the ...
— The Rival Campers Ashore - The Mystery of the Mill • Ruel Perley Smith
... numerous subtle signs, which might have been lost upon anyone but myself, that Holmes was on a hot scent. As impassive as ever to the casual observer, there were none the less a subdued eagerness and suggestion of tension in his brightened eyes and brisker manner which assured me that the game was afoot. After his habit he said nothing, and after mine I asked no questions. Sufficient ...
— The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge • Arthur Conan Doyle
... high-colored for the reality. I have outgrown all this; my tastes have become exceedingly primitive,—almost, perhaps, ascetic. We carry happiness into our condition, but must not hope to find it there. I think you will be willing to hear some lines which embody the subdued and limited desires of ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, Issue 11, September, 1858 • Various
... catching of land animals, of which the one sort is called hunting by night, in which the hunters sleep in turn and are lazy; this is not to be commended any more than that which has intervals of rest, in which the wild strength of beasts is subdued by nets and snares, and not by the victory of a laborious spirit. Thus, only the best kind of hunting is allowed at all—that of quadrupeds, which is carried on with horses and dogs and men's own persons, and they get the victory over the animals by running them ...
— Laws • Plato
... the landing still succeeded, and the country were subdued, he could never make his home there, after what he had done to-night. Dolly was lost to him for ever; and although he had loved her with all the ardor he could spare from his higher purposes, he must make up his mind to do ...
— Springhaven - A Tale of the Great War • R. D. Blackmore


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