: lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength
subdued colors
Examples of subdued in a Sentence
She spoke in a subdued voice.
The color in the lobby is subdued.
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The recent batch of labor market data (both public and private) indicated that there’s a high likelihood that job growth was tepid, that unemployment remained subdued and that health care remained a primary driver of overall hiring.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Consider habits and needs to determine which rooms require natural or more subdued light at certain hours of the day.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
The French are far more subdued and will leave the elaborate patterns to small accessories like scarves.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
While the unit has benefited from a shift to digital game purchases and growth in the PlayStation Plus subscription service in recent quarters, hardware shipment growth has remained more subdued.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Consider habits and needs to determine which rooms require natural or more subdued light at certain hours of the day.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
The French are far more subdued and will leave the elaborate patterns to small accessories like scarves.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
While the unit has benefited from a shift to digital game purchases and growth in the PlayStation Plus subscription service in recent quarters, hardware shipment growth has remained more subdued.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for subdued
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“Subdued.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subdued. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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