tone down
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tone down
verb tones down · toning down · toned down
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To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.
Ask them to tone down that orange and pink color scheme a bit.
Opposite: tone up
- To moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of; to soften. The best method for the purpose in hand was to employ some one of a character and position suited to get possession of their confidence, and then use it to tone down their religious strictness, and, if circumstances should favor, to disturb the ecclesiastical constitution which they had set up.
- To make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience.
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Talk about this word "tone down." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tone%20down. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tone down. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tone%20down "tone down." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tone%20down.
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@misc{tone_down_2026,
title = {tone down},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tone%20down},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
