low-key
adjective
of reduced intensity; restrained; understated.
lowkey
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a variation of
low-key.
Example Sentences
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Niu Lai was a low-budget, lowkey production from the outset, and had received almost no publicity before its release earlier this month.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
By the early 1990s, some crews in the U.K. began throwing megaraves more spiritually akin to experiential carnivals than to more lowkey dance-floor-and-DJ setups.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Happy birthday to me,” Biles captioned the snap, before joking: “Never had a pair, I lowkey thought my little feet were too fat.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
If you worked at an investment bank in 1968, you had a pretty lowkey job.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2022
Abby and Nick are lowkey fighting again, too.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
