Synonyms and Antonyms of muted
1
mostly or entirely without sound
- the muted cry of a frightened witness to a murder
2
not excessively showy
- painted with muted colors
conservative, low-key (also low-keyed), quiet, repressed, restrained, sober, subdued, toned-down, understated, unflashy, unpretentious
appropriate, becoming, fit, fitting, proper, suitable
modest, plain, simple, unadorned, undecorated
inconspicuous, unnoticeable, unobtrusive
graceful, handsome, refined, tasteful
drab, mousy (or mousey)
practical, sensible
meretricious
graceless, inelegant, tacky, tasteless, tawdry, trashy, vulgar
baroque, fancy, frilly, gilded (or gilt), ornate, rococo
overdecorated, overdone, overwrought
flamboyant, flaring, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, noisy, ostentatious, razzle-dazzle, splashy, swank (or swanky)
3
deliberately refraining from speech
- she was unexpectedly muted in the presence of her literary idol
articulate, eloquent, fluent, voluble, well-spoken
gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky
outspoken, unreserved, vocal
facile, glib, silver-tongued, smooth-tongued
