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low-key

low-key
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [loh kee]
    • /loʊ ki/
    • /ləʊ kiː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loh kee]
    • /loʊ ki/

Definitions of low-key word

  • adjective low-key of reduced intensity; restrained; understated. 1
  • adjective low-key (of a photograph) having chiefly dark tones, usually with little tonal contrast (distinguished from high-key). 1
  • verb with object low-key to make or attempt to make low-key: to low-key the arms buildup. 1
  • adjective low-key If you say that something is low-key, you mean that it is on a small scale rather than involving a lot of activity or being made to seem impressive or important. 0
  • adjective low-key having a low intensity or tone 0
  • adjective low-key restrained, subdued, or understated 0
See all 8 definitions of low-key

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Origin of low-key

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Low-key

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Low-key

low-key popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for low-key

adj low-key

  • easygoing — going easily, as a horse.
  • relaxed — being free of or relieved from tension or anxiety: in a relaxed mood.
  • quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
  • laid-back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
  • sober — not intoxicated or drunk.
All 14 Synonyms of low-key

Antonyms for low-key

adj low-key

  • agitated — If someone is agitated, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
  • noisy — abounding in or full of noise: a noisy assembly hall.
  • high-strung — at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy: high-strung nerves; a high-strung person.
  • nervous — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
  • pumped up — an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes.
All 6 Antonyms of low-key

Related words

  • high-key

    (of a photograph) having chiefly light tones, usually with little tonal contrast (distinguished from low-key).
All related words to low-key

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