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- Dictionaryunderstated/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way: "understated elegance"
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UNDERSTATED definition: 1. not trying to attract attention or impress people: 2. not trying to attract attention or…. Learn more.
: avoiding obvious emphasis or embellishment. understated elegance. understatedly adverb. Synonyms. conservative. low-keyed. muted. quiet. repressed. restrained. sober. subdued. toned-down. unflashy. unpretentious. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of understated in a Sentence.
If you describe a style, colour, or effect as understated, you mean that it is simple and plain, and does not attract attention to itself.
/ˈʌndəsteɪtɪd/ IPA guide. Other forms: understatedly. Anything that's understated avoids extra decoration or embellishment, like your best friend's understated prom dress, which is somehow more elegant and classic than anyone else's outfit.
Understated definition: restrained in design, presentation, etc.; low-key. See examples of UNDERSTATED used in a sentence.
to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is: She believes the research understates the amount of discrimination women suffer. Synonyms. downplay. minimize. Opposites. emphasize. exaggerate. foreground. highlight. overplay. overstate. spotlight. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. : to represent as less than is the case. understate taxable income. 2. : to state or present with restraint especially for effect. Examples of understate in a Sentence. He understated his taxable income. She's trying to understate the issue.
Definition of understated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
not trying to attract attention or impress people: approving He's very elegant, in an understated way. Synonym. unpretentious approving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Exaggerating & playing down. bloviate. blow something out of proportion idiom. cartoonish.
Synonyms for UNDERSTATED: muted, quiet, subdued, restrained, conservative, simple, low-key, unpretentious; Antonyms of UNDERSTATED: loud, ostentatious, flamboyant, gaudy, flashy, garish, glitzy, swanky.
