What does understated mean?

understated means "exhibiting restrained good taste".

How many syllables are in understated?

understated has 4 syllables: un-der-sta-ted. The stress falls on "un". In IPA it is /ˈʌndɚˌsteɪtɪd/.

What is another word for understated?

Close synonyms include unostentatious, unpretentious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is understated a common word?

understated is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with understated?

3 words rhyme with understated. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

understated — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
exhibiting restrained good taste
“the room is pleasant and understated”
Synonymsunostentatious unpretentious
Similartasteful

Questions about understated

What does understated mean?: understated means "exhibiting restrained good taste".
How many syllables are in understated?: understated has 4 syllables: un-der-sta-ted. The stress falls on "un". In IPA it is /ˈʌndɚˌsteɪtɪd/.
What is another word for understated?: Close synonyms include unostentatious, unpretentious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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