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Synonyms for tone down
tone down
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Princeton's WordNet
muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone downverb
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Synonyms:
muffle, wash, stifle, mute, pall, numb, moderate, moisten, weaken, benumb, repress, break, soften, dull, smother, blunt, deaden, damp, dampen, tame, strangletone down, moderate, tameverb
make less strong or intense; soften
"Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
Synonyms:
lead, temper, muffle, mince, hold in, tame, cultivate, mute, domesticize, naturalise, control, chair, moderate, hold, reclaim, naturalize, check, domesticate, soften, domesticise, damp, dampen, chasten, curb, dull, subdue, contain
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#272 | check | |
#333 | control | |
#1176 | lead | |
#1275 | hold | |
#1618 | break | |
#1990 | chair | |
#2700 | contain | |
#5204 | wash | |
#5420 | moderate | |
#11372 | blunt | |
#12551 | curb | |
#13293 | dull | |
#15923 | mute | |
#18220 | damp | |
#19215 | temper | |
#22636 | reclaim | |
#22879 | tame | |
#23051 | numb | |
#24442 | cultivate | |
#25411 | weaken | |
#27773 | smother | |
#30385 | soften | |
#35818 | pall | |
#43067 | stifle | |
#50453 | mince | |
#51445 | dampen | |
#54755 | subdue | |
#56041 | repress | |
#60869 | strangle | |
#87201 | moisten | |
#115405 | muffle | |
#158158 | deaden | |
#166077 | naturalize | |
#182964 | domesticate | |
#246567 | chasten |
How to use tone down in a sentence?
This hurts our efforts. I think people need to tone down the rhetoric.
To feel "fit as a fiddle" you must tone down your middle.
Enough is enough, we need to tone down the rhetoric and rally in support of law enforcement and against lawlessness.
I think both sides should tone down their rhetoric and engage in civil discussion.
No one is going to want to tone down things when you see what's going on in a place like New York City.
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