Definition: lacking in light; not bright or harsh
Usage: a dim light beside the bed; subdued lights and soft music
Similar words: dark
Definition: devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
Usage: sitting in a dark corner; a dark day; dark shadows; dark as the inside of a black cat
Definition: not brilliant or glaring
Usage: the moon cast soft shadows; soft pastel colors; subdued lighting
Similar words: dull
Definition: emitting or reflecting very little light
Usage: a dull glow; dull silver badly in need of a polish; a dull sky
Synonyms: quiet, muted, hushed, subdued
Definition: in a softened tone
Usage: hushed voices; muted trumpets; a subdued whisper; a quiet reprimand
Synonyms: low-key, low-keyed, subdued
Definition: restrained in style or quality
Usage: a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence
Similar words: restrained
Definition: under restraint
Synonyms: subdued
Definition: quieted and brought under control
Usage: children were subdued and silent
Similar words: tame
Definition: very restrained or quiet
Usage: a tame Christmas party; she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed