as in to mute
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tone (down)
Verb
-
If the Federal Reserve either decreases the amount of money that’s in circulation or reins in the pace at which the money supply expands, those actions tend to mute consumer demand for goods and services.—
George Avalos, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
-
The white Carrara marble building will contrast with Mayner’s sculpturally rounded silhouettes done in a rich, but muted, palette of browns, navy blues, grays and occasional pops of zingy colors, including purple, Klein blue, flashy green and mirror silver.—
Verb
-
Fasting can blunt performance, particularly during explosive or high-volume workouts, Lucas warned.—
-
By investing in optics, tech companies may blunt some of that backlash.—
Verb
-
This can be countered with skewed propeller blades to distribute pressure evenly, pump jets where a rotor is set inside a shroud to muffle noises, or low-RPM, high-torque designs to cut down on vibrations.—
-
Although the snow sometimes muffles the thunder, the lightning can be seen, said meteorologist Grant Gilmore, formerly of WFMY-TV in Greensboro, North Carolina.—
Verb
-
And Chinese exporters diverted flows through Southeast Asia and Mexico, dulling the effects of tariffs even as headline restrictions intensified.—
-
But this year the shower will be dulled by the supermoon.—
Verb
-
During his January 2025 State of the State address, Little called for tax cuts that could reduce the state’s general fund by about $100 million.—
-
To reduce sizes, builders are going back to open floor plans with fewer hallways.—
Verb
-
Newsom claims homelessness decline Newsom during his final State of the State address Thursday claimed the state’s homeless population decreased last year.—
-
Meanwhile, the number of job openings have decreased nearly 10% on the year to 729,000 in the September to November period from a year ago, the ONS found.—
Verb
-
Ride quality is another major focus of the Buick Electra E7, which is equipped with a pre-emptive RTD continuously variable damping suspension system designed to adapt in real time to changing road conditions.—
-
For 28 member of China’s astronaut corps, the brave new world is a dark, damp hole in the ground — cut off from light, wind, and even the internet.—
Verb
-
Rinse your cloth often in warm water and dampen again with hydrogen peroxide.—
-
The La Niña pattern, in which cooler-than-average water dominates the central Pacific, tends to dampen global temperatures, while El Niño tends to raise them.—
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Tone (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tone%20%28down%29. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
