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Meanings of understated in English

Exhibiting restrained good taste.

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Usage of understated in English
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The importance the UK government places on their case cannot be understated.
The Guardian
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However, the impact of the recession on young people cannot be understated.
The Guardian
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An understated Manu Vatuvei spoke to Morning Report about the sensational victory.
Radio NZ
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Often it was so understated that I barely caught what they said.
Country driving: a journey through china from farm to factory
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And that understated approach is perhaps reflected in the broadcast's first-week ratings.
Reuters
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The luck of orphans is greatly understated by the press.' She paused.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
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But the biographer vastly understated the true nature of the Crosby-McGurn liaison.
The outfit: the role of chicago's underworld in the shaping of m...
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The effective, understated performances are in service to this very physical storytelling.
Reuters
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Watching the real thing in action made his warning sound laughably understated.
Fortune's Pawn
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It was extremely well appointed, with understated carpeting, and real wood furniture.
For whom the minivan rolls: an aaron tucker mystery
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The Russians' written accounts are universally understated, giving only the basic facts.
Climbing Magazine
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Documents reviewed for this article indicate that those figures are vastly understated.
Reuters
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The importance of this shift in policy towards Cuba cannot be understated.
Ebony
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But officials at the time vastly understated the size of their repository.
The Guardian
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Yes, the Nissan Leaf, the brilliantly engineered but remarkably understated electric vehicle.
Wired
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The film's understated portrayal of family dynamics is one of its strengths.
Reuters
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Understated across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare