Muted and Sad

Muted

Muted adjective - Mostly or entirely without sound.

Sad and muted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sad" instead an adjective "Muted".

Nearby Words: mute, muting

Sad

Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

Muted and sad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Muted" instead an adjective "Sad".

Nearby Words: sadness, sadly

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • In "The Taketombo" from Timothy Goes to School, the Franks are sad and muted at dinner because having broken Yoko's taketombo.
  • Viewers in Mourning Shepard Book's death, while also sad to many, had a muted reaction at least in comparison, probably since viewers usually get fixated on a single character.
  • Unflinching Walk If the film were made today, the sequence would have been in slow motion with muted sound, and with a slow sad song playing in the background.
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