Exact Match:
- tone down
- make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
Synonyms:
- 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