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Definition of understated in English: understatedadjective ˌʌndəˈstəɪtɪdˌəndərˈsteɪdəd Presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way. 淡淡却有力的 平淡中的文雅。 Example sentencesExamples - It's an impressive, understated debut that repays repeated listens.
- He is a wonderfully understated character with the gentle knowing presence of an outsider who understands.
- There is a love of natural forms and an appreciation of understated elegance.
- The screen is filled with earthy understated hues and subtle pastels.
- We love how last year's understated plain rings have given way to jazzed-up jewels.
- She walked into a medium sized front room, decorated in an understated elegance.
- Subtlety is the foremost element in this suavely written and understated novel.
- Like most ads of its kind, it is self-consciously understated; but as it happens, it is just a little too smug for its own good.
- The atmosphere throughout is one of understated elegance and the highest standards of comfort and luxury.
- There are still people who would go for a cool understated chic, and in our time of personally indulgent dressing this is probably the time to do it.
- Like his restaurants, he typifies understated style and a calm underlying assurance of deep professionalism.
- They both have a powerful sense of humour and an understated wit that makes you look very carefully at what's on the page in case you miss anything.
- There's an understated confidence about the food, and the service allows you to sit back and truly relax.
- His understated comedy, often just a subtle facial expression, was deeply funny to millions.
- Instead, we were presented with bland technical data, neat, sanitised diagrams and understated text.
- He's dressed in scruffy jeans and a faded biker jacket, talking in quiet, understated tones.
- Relying on natural light and without gimmicks or props, his work was often understated and subtle but easily accessible.
- It has that rare and refreshing eloquence of the understated.
- This brand emits an understated, international confidence, dating back to early jet-setting.
- Some rooms were once first-floor barns and feature original timber and stone in very modern but understated designs.
Synonyms low-key, muted, toned down, subdued
Derivativesadverb Now, understatedly, the situation is much different. Example sentencesExamples - ‘He didn't exactly embrace the editing process,’ my editor said, hinting, albeit understatedly, at the reporter's obstreperous personality.
- Somewhere, stylistically, between country rock and folk roots, this Minneapolis-based songwriter has an original, weathered and understatedly expressive voice for a 23-year-old.
- ‘Yes, this is a testing time,’ he understatedly said.
- Last but not least to offer their opinion was Lorna, who again was understatedly confident.
Definition of understated in US English: understatedadjectiveˌəndərˈstādədˌəndərˈsteɪdəd Presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way. 淡淡却有力的 平淡中的文雅。 Example sentencesExamples - It's an impressive, understated debut that repays repeated listens.
- Instead, we were presented with bland technical data, neat, sanitised diagrams and understated text.
- We love how last year's understated plain rings have given way to jazzed-up jewels.
- This brand emits an understated, international confidence, dating back to early jet-setting.
- Like his restaurants, he typifies understated style and a calm underlying assurance of deep professionalism.
- It has that rare and refreshing eloquence of the understated.
- Like most ads of its kind, it is self-consciously understated; but as it happens, it is just a little too smug for its own good.
- His understated comedy, often just a subtle facial expression, was deeply funny to millions.
- She walked into a medium sized front room, decorated in an understated elegance.
- The screen is filled with earthy understated hues and subtle pastels.
- There is a love of natural forms and an appreciation of understated elegance.
- There's an understated confidence about the food, and the service allows you to sit back and truly relax.
- The atmosphere throughout is one of understated elegance and the highest standards of comfort and luxury.
- Relying on natural light and without gimmicks or props, his work was often understated and subtle but easily accessible.
- He is a wonderfully understated character with the gentle knowing presence of an outsider who understands.
- He's dressed in scruffy jeans and a faded biker jacket, talking in quiet, understated tones.
- They both have a powerful sense of humour and an understated wit that makes you look very carefully at what's on the page in case you miss anything.
- There are still people who would go for a cool understated chic, and in our time of personally indulgent dressing this is probably the time to do it.
- Some rooms were once first-floor barns and feature original timber and stone in very modern but understated designs.
- Subtlety is the foremost element in this suavely written and understated novel.
Synonyms low-key, muted, toned down, subdued
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