- hushed, muted, subdued, quiet - in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
Antonym: loud (indirect, via soft)
- low-key, low-keyed, subdued - restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence"
Antonym: unrestrained (indirect, via restrained)
- subdued - quieted and brought under control; "children were subdued and silent"
Antonym: wild (indirect, via tame)
- dim, subdued - lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music"
Antonym: light (indirect, via dark)
- repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce - put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
--1 is one way to oppress, suppress, crush
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun subduer1
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- suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
--2 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun subduer1
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- mortify, subdue, cricify - hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
--3 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sample sentences:
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- overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master - get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
--4 is one way to get the better of, overcome, defeat
Sample sentence:
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- subordinate, subdue - make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
--5 is one way to lower, lour
Sample sentences:
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- tame, chasten, subdue - correct by punishment or discipline
--6 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
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