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View synonyms for muted

muted

[ myoo-tid ]

adjective

  1. of low intensity and reduced volume; softened:

    She spoke in muted tones.



muted

/ ˈmjuːtɪd /

adjective

  1. (of a sound or colour) softened

    a muted pink shirt

  2. (of an emotion or action) subdued or restrained

    his response was muted

  3. (of a musical instrument) being played while fitted with a mute

    muted trumpet

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • muted·ly adverb
  • un·muted adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of muted1

First recorded in 1860–65; mute + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

Even with that preparation, clients are only so understanding when it comes to muted performance due to backend errors, according to buyers.

From Digiday

This review makes my experience seem muted, mostly because as a PC player, the experience of playing an “Assassin’s Creed” game in 60 frames per second is not particularly new — and “Valhalla” is still yet another “Assassin’s Creed” game.

Microsoft’s muted outlook yesterday is weighing on tech futures, with one prominent investor warning we’re staring at an “enormous” bubble for tech stocks.

From Fortune

Match has tested several versions of video dating the last 10 years, and prior to the pandemic, interest was really muted.

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Agency executives said they believe the muted HBO Max pitch has to do with the uncertain audience size.

From Digiday

But the softness, the muted quality in turn became an aesthetic.

When he accepted the prize, he delivered a speech that has been unfairly ignored because his delivery was so muted.

But their voices were muted by hundreds of anti-war slogans.

The easily concealable and muted weapon would allow him to sneak up on his victims and get away afterward to kill again.

Within 10 seconds, his target vanishes in a muted cloud of smoke and rubble 7,000 miles away.

Each man gazed on the other, trying to find some word that might be fitting, but each muted by the dead weight of half a century.

Momentarily they touched helmets, and Brownie's excited voice came to him, muted, but breathless.

Dalgetty had to squint to see in and the muted light of the tavern was a harsh glare when his pupils were so distended.

The tone of the muted horn, for example, is perfectly familiar to the average musician.

The footfalls were muted on the polished pavement as the people passed slowly, their voices carrying a hint of puzzled uneasiness.

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