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understated
adjective un·der·stat·ed \-ˈstā-təd\
: expressed or done in a quiet or simple way
Full Definition of UNDERSTATED
: avoiding obvious emphasis or embellishment <understated elegance>
— un·der·stat·ed·ly adverb
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First Known Use of UNDERSTATED
circa 1909
Related to UNDERSTATED
- Synonyms
- conservative, low-key (also low-keyed), muted, repressed, restrained, sober, subdued, toned-down, quiet, unflashy, unpretentious
- Antonyms
- flamboyant, flaring, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, noisy, ostentatious, razzle-dazzle, splashy, swank (or swanky)
Rhymes with UNDERSTATED
addlepated, animated, antiquated, caffeinated, calculated, castellated, complicated, corrugated, crenellated, dedicated, educated, elevated, hyphenated, integrated, laminated, liberated, mentholated, perforated, pileated, pixilated, saturated, simulated, syncopated, tessellated, unabated, uncreated, variegated
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