low-key

Meaning

Adj

1. Dark; characterized by dark tones and muted colors.
2. (broadly) Restrained, subtle, not trying to attract attention.

Adv

1. (Canada, US, colloquial) Kind of.
2. (slang) In a low-key or surreptitious manner; secretively; understatedly; on the down-low.

Opposite of

high-key, unadorned

Synonyms

low-keyed

subdued

subtle

classical

reserved

restrained

throwaway

understate

self-contained

low

subtile

bass

temperate

subtil

discreet

understated

undertone

unostentatious

quiet

unpretending

unpretentious

sedate

Translations

in tono minore

moderato

suavitzat

feinsinnig

modéré

subtil

sottotono

tenuis

rustig

subtiel

subtil

comedido

sóbrio

arguto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈləʊki/

Etymology

From low + key.