understated

un·der·stat·ed

adj \-ˈstā-təd\

Definition of UNDERSTATED

: avoiding obvious emphasis or embellishment <a powerful understated performance>

— un·der·stat·ed·ly adverb

Examples of UNDERSTATED

1. <the actor's understated interpretation of the lead role is surprisingly compelling>

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)

Related Words: appropriate, becoming, fit, fitting, proper, suitable; modest, plain, simple, unadorned, undecorated; inconspicuous, unnoticeable, unobtrusive; graceful, handsome, refined, tasteful; drab, mousy (or mousey); practical, sensible

Near Antonyms: meretricious; graceless, inelegant, tacky, tasteless, tawdry, trashy, vulgar; baroque, fancy, frilly, gilded (or gilt), ornate, rococo; overdecorated, overdone, overwrought

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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