toned-down
Made more muted
Toned-down describes something reduced in intensity, force, or extremity.
A toned-down version of a proposal removes its most controversial elements.
Toned-down language is softer or less provocative than what came before: The director released a toned-down cut to secure a PG-13 rating.
The opposite of ramped-up or amplified.
Reduced in intensity
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- softenedMade less severe
- restrainedHeld under control
- temperedStrengthened through heat treatment
mellowed · diluted · understated · mild · gentle · subtle · reduced · lessened
Deliberately minimized in expression
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- subtleNot immediately obvious
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- modestLacking in pretension
simple · plain · classic · refined · elegant · unadorned · unpretentious · low-key
subdued
Reduced in intensity
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- softenedMade less severe
- restrainedHeld under control
tempered · mellowed · diluted · understated · mild · gentle · subtle · reduced · lessened · diminished
understated
Deliberately minimized in expression
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- subtleNot immediately obvious
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
modest · simple · plain · classic · refined · elegant · unadorned · unpretentious · low-key · casual
muted
Made quieter or softer
- fadedLost original color
- pastelPale, gentle shade
- desaturatedReduced in color intensity
washed-out · pale · soft · neutral · earthy · dusty · greyed · dimmed · subtle · understated
diplomatic
Tactful and sensitive
- tactfulSocially sensitive and careful
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- carefulExercising caution and attention
cautious · polite · guarded · euphemistic · sanitized · censored · edited · revised · softened · moderated
- discretiondiscreet, discretion, subtle, understated, unobtrusive
- restrainedrestrained, reserved, subdued, controlled, muted
- Bowdlerizedcensored, redacted, sanitized, expurgated, cleaned
- puritypure, purity, pristine, spotless, spotlessness
- pallorpale, pallid, wan, ashen, pasty
toned-downamplified
Increased in strength
intensified · heightened · turned-up · boosted · enhanced
toned-downflamboyant
Strikingly bold in style
flashy · loud · bold · ostentatious · showy
toned-downinflammatory
Tending to provoke outrage
incendiary · provocative · radical · extreme · uncompromising
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