Adjective muted has 2 senses
- hushed, muted, subdued, quiet - in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
Antonym: loud (indirect, via soft)
- dull, muffled, muted, softened - being or made softer or less loud or clear; "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets"
Antonym: loud (indirect, via soft)
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Verb mute has 1 sense
- muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down - deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
--1 is one way to soften
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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