Unscramble subdued

Definition of subdued

adjective:

• in a softened tone; "hushed voices", "muted trumpets", "a subdued whisper", "a quiet reprimand". Synonyms: hushed, muted, quiet.
• restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence". Synonyms: low-key, low-keyed.
• quieted and brought under control; "children were subdued and silent".
• not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows", "soft pastel colors", "subdued lighting". Synonyms: soft.
• lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed", "subdued lights and soft music". Synonyms: dim.

verb:

• 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". Synonyms: keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate.
• to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising", "stamp down on littering", "conquer one's desires". Synonyms: conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress.
• hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites", "mortify the flesh". Synonyms: crucify, mortify, subdue.
• get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness". Synonyms: get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount.
• make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler". Synonyms: subdue, subordinate.
• correct by punishment or discipline. Synonyms: chasten, subdue, tame.

Related words

blink, bulldog, burke, dampen, hush, mortify, muffle, quell, quench, quieten, repress, silence, smother, squelch, stifle, still, strangle, wink.

Words nearby

subdue, subduer.

Rhymes with

accrued, allude, brood, collude, conclude, crude, delude, denude, dude, elude, exclude, extrude, exude, feud, food, glued, include, intrude, jude, lewd.