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- Dictionarysub·dued/səbˈdo͞od/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed: "I felt strangely subdued as I drove home" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of color or lighting) soft and restrained: "a subdued plaid shirt" Similar Opposite
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Subdued means lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for subdued.
Subdued means not very bright, loud, or happy. It can describe a colour, a light, a noise, or a person. See how to use subdued in sentences and compare it with related words.
Subdue means to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing. It also means to bring a person or group under control by using force. See more meanings, synonyms, and usage examples of subdue.
Subdued definition: quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled. See examples of SUBDUED used in a sentence.
Subdued means very quiet, often because someone is sad or worried, or not very loud or bright. Learn more about the word frequency, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of subdued in British and American English.
The adjective subdued refers to something, like a sound, that has a lowered intensity. Your loud conversation with a friend in the back of the classroom is likely to become subdued when the teacher passes out the exams.
To subdue is to hold back, put down, or defeat. A Doberman can be subdued with a bone, but subduing a yapping toy poodle can be a mail carrier's greatest daily challenge. You can use the verb subdue in ways ranging from subtle to very forceful.
