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Synonyms for muted
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mutedadjective
Synonyms:
hushed.
Princeton's WordNet
hushed, muted, subdued, quietadjective
in a softened tone
"hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
Synonyms:
smooth, low-key, dull, dim, placid, hushed, restrained, tranquil, soft, still, unruffled, quiet, subdued, low-keyed, muffled, softenedAntonyms:
louddull, muffled, muted, softenedadjective
being or made softer or less loud or clear
"the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets"
Synonyms:
thudding, dim, wearisome, quiet, dense, boring, dumb, leaden, tedious, slow, sluggish, obtuse, deadening, subdued, tiresome, muffled, ho-hum, irksome, hushed, dull, softenedAntonyms:
loud
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #390 | still | |
| #2052 | soft | |
| #2901 | slow | |
| #3880 | smooth | |
| #4205 | quiet | |
| #5152 | silent | |
| #8356 | boring | |
| #9389 | dim | |
| #9564 | dumb | |
| #9770 | dense | |
| #13293 | dull | |
| #20706 | tedious | |
| #23290 | tranquil | |
| #26149 | restrained | |
| #26166 | placid | |
| #29806 | sluggish | |
| #30789 | subdued | |
| #32570 | softened | |
| #32598 | muted | |
| #48971 | tiresome | |
| #49055 | muffled | |
| #53537 | hushed | |
| #56643 | obtuse | |
| #91829 | leaden | |
| #107606 | deadening | |
| #109623 | irksome | |
| #129314 | wearisome | |
| #155572 | unruffled | |
| #207170 | thudding |
How to use muted in a sentence?
On the one hand you have the OPEC output cuts and there's some geopolitical issues around Iran. But the demand outlook is muted and U.S. supply is perennially good from shale oil, which seems to have structurally changed the nature of the oil market.
As an economist watching the economy, we're somewhat surprised that wages pressures have been so muted to this point, we do expect an acceleration and in fact think it necessary to continue the recovery.
This is going to be a real test of supply and demand for Apple, with the advent of the first 5G phone last year and the launch of an iPhone SE, Apple was very well positioned to capitalize on upgrades. This year, the upgrade cycle may be more muted than last year, and that works in Apple's favor should it experience supply issues.
With nothing in the outlook demanding an immediate policy response and particularly given muted inflation pressures, the committee has adopted a patient, wait-and-see approach.
“A river is nearly the ultimate symbol for the very essence of change itself. It flows unceasingly from one point of being to another, yet continuously occupies the same bed or pathway, and accommodates life’s endings with the same musical grace with which it accommodates life’s beginnings, along with all the muted and explosive moments that surface between the two extremes.”
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