'tone down' definitions:

Definition of 'tone down'

verb

Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down]

verb

Make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" [syn: tone down, moderate, tame]

Synonyms of 'tone down'

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abate,
achromatize,
allay,
alleviate,
assuage,
atone,
attemper,
attune,
baffle,
bank the fire,
blanch,
bleach,
blunt,
chasten,
chord,
constrain,
control,
cushion,
damp,
dampen,
de-emphasize,
deaden,
deafen,
decolor,
decolorize,
dim,
diminish,
discolor,
downplay,
drain,
drain of color,
dull,
ease,
etiolate,
extenuate,
fade,
fluff,
fume,
gentle,
keep within bounds,
knead,
laxate,
lay,
lenify,
lessen,
lighten,
limber,
limber up,
loosen,
mash,
massage,
mat,
mellow,
milden,
mitigate,
moderate,
modulate,
mollify,
muffle,
mute,
obtund,
pale,
palliate,
peroxide,
play down,
plump,
pulp,
put in tune,
reduce,
reduce the temperature,
relax,
restrain,
shake up,
slacken,
slow down,
smash,
smother,
sober,
sober down,
soft-pedal,
soften,
soften up,
squash,
stifle,
stop,
string,
subdue,
supple,
suppress,
tame,
tarnish,
temper,
tenderize,
tone up,
tune,
tune down,
tune up,
underplay,
voice,
wash out,
weaken,
whiten

Words containing 'tone down'

To tone down,
To tone up,
Tone,
Toned,
Toning,
tone up,
Flageolet tones,
Half tone,
Key tone,
Partial tones,
Passing tone,
Sensible tone,
Tartini's tones,
Tone color,
Tone syllable,
Toned paper,
chest tone,
earth tones,
generating tone,
head tone,
leading tone,
muscle tone,
partial tone,
pure tone,
quarter tone,
tone arm,
tone deafness,
tone ending,
tone language,
tone of voice,
tone poem,
tone system,
whole tone,
12-tone music,
12-tone system,
Half-tone,
High-toned,
low-toned,
quarter-tone,
tone-beginning,
tone-deaf,
warm-toned,
twelve-tone music,
twelve-tone system