muted
Kept volume low
Muted describes something softened, subdued, or restrained.
A muted color is less vivid than usual.
Muted criticism is tempered or held back.
A muted trumpet has a device inserted to dampen its sound.
On video calls and broadcasts, a muted microphone transmits no audio: You're on mute.
The verb mute means to soften or silence: She muted the TV during commercials.
Lacking in sound
- hushedReduced to silence
- muffledMade quieter, less distinct
- softenedMade less severe
- dampenedMade moist or subdued
silenced · subdued · low · faint · dulled · deadened · stifled · suppressed
Held under control
- subduedReduced in intensity
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
- reservedRestrained in manner
- temperedStrengthened through heat treatment
controlled · suppressed · dampened · guarded · measured · contained · low-key · subtle
Pale, gentle shade
- desaturatedReduced in color intensity
- fadedLost original color
- paleLacking color intensity
- softYielding to touch
toned-down · subdued · dusty · washed-out · neutral · drab · matte · flat
quiet
Lacking in sound
dampened · silenced · subdued · low · faint · dulled · deadened · stifled · suppressed · inaudible
restrained
Held under control
- subduedReduced in intensity
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
- reservedRestrained in manner
tempered · controlled · suppressed · dampened · guarded · measured · contained · low-key · subtle · repressed
pastel
Pale, gentle shade
- desaturatedReduced in color intensity
- fadedLost original color
- paleLacking color intensity
soft · toned-down · subdued · dusty · washed-out · neutral · drab · matte · flat · diluted
dim
Low in light
gentle · subdued · faint · filtered · ambient · glowing · veiled · hazy · shadowy · dusky
silenced
Rendered unable to speak
- suppressedForcibly held down
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- stifledForcibly held in
squelched · quashed · gagged · hushed · dampened · ignored · dismissed · sidelined · marginalized · unheard
- color termsblack, white, red, blue, green
- visual qualitiescolor, hue, saturation, brightness, lightness
- Perception Qualitiesclarity, sharpness, vividness, brightness, loudness
- turned downdeclined, refused, rejected, nixed, vetoed
- art termspainting, sculpture, drawing, portrait, landscape
- censorshipbanned books, censored, banned, book banning, book bans
mutedoutspoken
Freely expressing opinions
vocal · expressive · intense · passionate · emphatic
- mute buttonControl that kills audio
- on mute
- muted colorsDesaturated, understated shades
- gene mutationChange in DNA sequence
- genetic mutationHeritable DNA sequence change
- muted tonesColors desaturated toward gray
mute, commuter, mutation, immutable, transmute, muting, mutely, mutes, muteness