understated
UK/ʌndəˈsteɪtɪd/
understated adjective: restrained and unpretentious. Also the simple past and past participle of understate.
Adjective
understated (comparative more understated, superlative most understated)
- Restrained and unpretentious.
- In contrast to the ETR220's understated green and grey livery, the Swedish train's livery is startling "Paprika" red with white stripes.1961 January, “The latest in Continental electric multiple-units and their operation”, in Trains Illustrated, page 47
- Synonyms:
- muted
Also used as
understated is also the simple past and past participle of understate.
understated meaning in Gujarati
understated in Gujarati
- અલ્પોક્તિભર્યું, અલ્પોક્તિભર્યા
Examples of understated in a sentence
- She is the queen of understatement: she understated her critique masterfully.
- Nearby residents don't want any gaudiness in the building's renovation: they want it to be tasteful and understated.
- It’s understated and works for every kind of woman.
Synonyms of understated
Forms of understated
| comparative | more understated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most understated |
Origin of understated
From under- + stated.
From understate + -ed.
Words formed from understated
Words that rhyme with understated
- deflated
- inflated
- related
- dated
- weighted
- belated
- frustrated
- gated
- gold-plated
- plated
- postdated
- rated
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- slated
- stated
- truncated
- abated
- dehydrated
- dilated
- grated
- lirated
- outdated
- sated
- serrated
- undated
- antedated
- awaited
- backdated
- baited
- bated
- berated
- castrated
- collated
- conflated
- crated
- created
- cremated
- curated
- debated
- donated
- elated
- equated
- estimated
- fated
- fixated
- freighted
- gaited
- hated
- interrelated
- located
- mated
- misdated
- narrated
- negated
- nipple-dilated
- orated
- overdrawn
- overinflated
- overrated
- overstated
- prated
Questions about understated
- What does understated mean?
- Understated means restrained and unpretentious.
- What is understated in Gujarati?
- Understated in Gujarati is અલ્પોક્તિભર્યું, અલ્પોક્તિભર્યા. See Understated meaning in Gujarati.
- What part of speech is understated?
- Understated is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce understated?
- Understated is pronounced /ʌndəˈsteɪtɪd/ (UK).
Words near understated in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: understated (page history and authors); understated (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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